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DOD Energy Legislation Galore!
Upon catching up on my email and RSS now that I’m back in D.C., I realize that I missed quite a lot of activity in the DOD energy realm. True (sad?) story: while abroad I hear...
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Nation Building In Afghanistan
Nora Bensahel talked about a Senate Foreign Relations Committee report on the successes and failures of U.S. nation-building effort in Afghanistan. Topics included the goals o...
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Travel Blog: Vietnam
A few days back I returned from a great research trip to Vietnam as part of our South China Sea project here at CNAS. My interviews and conversations were fabulous and extreme...
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When Social Networks Become Tools of Oppression: Jillian C. York
When Syria’s government unblocked Facebook, YouTube and Blogspot in February, many activists saw the move as an overture to protesters, possibly one offering a semblance of th...
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China's Droughts and Floods
Two weeks back I was in Beijing and Shanghai to nerd out on maritime security issues with some great thinkers from the United States, Japan, South Korea, and, obviously, China...
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6 June 1944 and all that
Today is the 67th anniversary of "Goddammit, Rangers, Lead the Way." If you are able, and especially if you are a youngish man thinking of trying your hand at Rangering, watch...
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This Weekend’s News: The Spoiling in a Warming World
Yesterday, The New York Times ran a lengthy story on how climate change is affecting global food production, with consequences that cut across the full spectrum of society, fr...
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War and the TCN
First off, many thanks to those of you who either attended yesterday's conference or followed proceedings on our website or via Twitter. I will be sure to post the conference ...
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Join Us Today for Our Fifth Annual Conference
We are at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in downtown Washington, DC today for our Fifth Annual Conference. This is always a great time of the year as it is an opportunity ...
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Sua Sponte
Also this morning, let me offer a hearty congratulations to SFC Leroy Arthur Petry of HHC, 75th Ranger Regiment. SFC Petry will receive the Medal of Honor for heroic actions i...
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Read This Now: America’s Climate Choices
While we are gearing up for our Fifth Annual Conference tomorrow, I thought this would be a great opportunity to point out the latest report from the National Academies of Sci...
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Smarter
I beat up on the House yesterday, so let me give credit where it is due today: WASHINGTON (AP) — A House of Representatives panel presented on Tuesday a $649 billion defense s...
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2011 CNAS Conference
On Thursday Today, CNAS hosts its fifth annual conference, which you can watch here. I'll be participating in a panel on internet freedom and the Middle East with Richard Font...
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This Weekend’s News: Still Lost in Translation?
There were several natural security-related news stories this weekend, including this announcement from Germany yesterday that the government will end its nuclear power progra...
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Walter Pincus 1, HASC 0
Walter Pincus is approximately 187 years old, but he is still one of my favorite reporters working for stories like this one. When is an earmark not an earmark? It’s when Ho...
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For the Fallen
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the ...
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How China, U.S. See Each Other at Sea
Maritime security, especially in the East and South China Sea, remains high on the agenda of China, the United States, Japan and other regional actors. Incidents over the pas...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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China's Port in Pakistan?
Pakistani officials have announced that the Chinese look favorably on taking over the operation of the Arabian Sea port of Gwadar close to the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz...
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National Security Human Capital
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Campaign Design and Strategy in Libya
From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — President Obama has subtly shifted Washington’s public explanation of its goals in Libya, declaring now that he wants to assure the Lib...