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Command Post: "Why Are There So Many Military Suicides?"
The problem of suicides continues to haunt Pentagon personnel officials. After 10 years of war, the suicide rate has climbed and remains stubbornly high despite numerous initi...
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Seriously?
Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking to the Knesset: Members of Knesset, I have spoken, and I must admit not always successfully, about strength and responsibility. I also want to tal...
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A Fairly Awful Model for Civilian-Military Relations
Peter Beinart, hailing the Israeli system: Every time I get depressed about politics in Israel, I try to remember one salient fact: their political system still sometimes func...
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National Security Human Capital
Transcript - Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military SuicideThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event, Losing the Battle, on November 1, 2011, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the issue of suicide in the U.S. milita...
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At the G-20, Look to the Swing States
As the leaders from the 20 largest developed and emerging economies gather this week in Cannes, France, observers will catalogue the difficulties in forging consensus around d...
By Daniel Kliman & Richard Fontaine
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Chris Boucek, RIP
I was away the entire day and returned to the office this afternoon only to be met with the news that Chris Boucek had passed away. I was floored. Chris was 38. Chris was also...
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Climate Change in a World with 7 Billion People
Sometime on Monday the world population grew to 7 billion people, according to the United Nations. “Seven billion population is a challenge, and at the same time, an opportun...
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Command Post: "Is It Smart to Pull All U.S. Troops Out of Iraq by Year's End?"
It's one of the biggest – and potentially, most consequential – decisions President Obama has made (not that he had much choice, according to some). He has announced that the ...
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In Brief: Civilian Nuclear Energy and Proliferation Concerns
There are a lot of smart people in Washington and around the world evaluating the threat of nuclear proliferation against the backdrop of growing civilian nuclear energy use. ...
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Video - Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide (Panel Discussion)
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event, Losing the Battle, on November 1, 2011, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the issue of suicide in the U.S. milita...
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Video - Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide (Q&A)
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event, Losing the Battle, on November 1, 2011, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the issue of suicide in the U.S. milita...
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Video Highlights - Losing the Battle: The Challenge of Military Suicide
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held an event, Losing the Battle, on November 1, 2011, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to discuss the issue of suicide in the U.S. milita...
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Iraq Agonistes
I cannot decide whether to join in with all the hyperventilation over our withdrawal from Iraq (Ex. A, Ex. B) and ink a deal with Regnery for A Victory Lost: How Obama Defeate...
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This Weekend’s News: Bridging the Earth Monitoring Gap One Step at a Time
Early Friday morning, NASA successfully launched the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project – or NPP – from Vandenberg Air Forc...
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The Battle of Military Suicides
The Pentagon's efforts to acknowledge and address the problem of military suicides have been successful, by most accounts. Outreach, prevention programs, and increased mental-...
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Command Post: "What Will Afghanistan Be Like in 10 Years?"
We know what the past decade has been like in Afghanistan -- 1,822 American troops killed, at a financial cost of a half-trillion dollars. Was it worth it? What will this coun...
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A Rejoinder: Unconventional Fossil Fuels Are Not a Panacea for Geopolitical and Energy Challenges
There was a large spread in The New York Times yesterday on the coming age of unconventional oil and natural gas – that is, oil and natural gas from deepwater reserves, oil sa...
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America's Not-So-Strategic Trade Policy in Asia
After years of delay, the United States last week approved three free trade agreements, including a landmark accord with South Korea. Behind the fanfare that accompanied their...
By Richard Fontaine
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Events from Around Town: Air Force Association Breakfast with Dr. Kevin Geiss
Speaking to an audience of defense industry representatives, international officers and energy policy leaders from the Pentagon this morning, Dr. Kevin Geiss, Assistant Secret...
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Understanding China’s Energy Strategy – the Domestic Angle
Last month, I wrote a post trying to explain China’s energy strategy in order to make an observation about why China is so invested in protecting potential hydrocarbon resourc...