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This Long Weekend’s News: In Texas, Drought-Driven Cattle Find Grazing Grounds in the North
Without the right context it is sometimes difficult to understand what abstract concepts like “climate impacts” mean. But with the right context the consequences become quite ...
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Command Post: Can We Cut Pentagon Spending Enough by Eliminating Waste, Fraud and Abuse?
They're three of the Pentagon's perpetual enemies: waste, fraud and abuse. It's so common it sometimes morphs an acronym – WFA. If it's such a big part of military spending, c...
By Nora Bensahel
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Crime and War
As criminal organizations metamorphose into criminal states, the domains of law enforcement and the military increasingly overlap. The most important emerging security chall...
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Columbus Day Holiday
The Natural Security bloggers are on holiday today, so there won't be a new post this morning. Have a great Monday everyone!...
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Taiwan’s Asymmetric China Plan
The US decision not to sell Taiwan the latest F-16 fighter is a sign ties could be unravelling. Washington should back a Taiwan breakout strategy. China’s success in limiting ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Special Abu Muqawama Q&A with Bryan Denton
The photojournalist Bryan Denton has been a friend for several years, and this past year has been a career year for him. Those who followed the reporting of C. J. "Chris" Chiv...
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Command Post: "OK...I'll Bite: Why is Cutting the Defense Budget So Tough?"
So just what is it that makes cutting the defense budget so difficult? How much is objectively hard, and how much is subjective, due to pork, politics and precedent? John Nagl...
By Nora Bensahel
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A Humble Question
I have nothing against Mitt Romney. He seems like a good and serious guy, even if I thought he pandered to primary voters on torture in the last election. (And got slapped dow...
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New CNAS Report - Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity
Tomorrow, CNAS will formally launch Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity, at an event at the Newseum beginning at 8:30 AM. If you’re in downtown Washington...
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Revisiting the Geoengineering Debate
The geoengineering debate is front and center in Washington again. Yesterday, the Bipartisan Policy Center released a report recommending that the U.S. government be prepared ...
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The Best Defense Policy Paper You Will Read in 2011
My hat is off to my colleagues Nora Bensahel and Travis Sharp as well as my Ranger Buddy Dave Barno for their latest report. I reviewed earlier drafts of this report and was i...
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Command Post: "What's This 'Super Committee' and Why Is the Pentagon So Scared Of It?"
There have been lots of rumbles rolling from Capitol Hill, the Pentagon and the White House about this so-called "Super Committee" of 12 lawmakers – officially the Joint Selec...
By Nora Bensahel
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Why the QDR Should Not Mention Cost
Spencer Ackerman is one of the brightest and most provocative defense policy journalists working today, but he is wrong to be so upset that the Department of Defense executes ...
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China’s Arab Spring Cyber Lessons
As the Arab Spring turns to autumn, observers around the world are piecing together what happened this year, why, and where – if anywhere – it might happen next. And, as they ...
By Richard Fontaine & Will Rogers
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This Weekend’s News: Dam’s Suspension May Signal New Developments in Burma-China Relationship
On Friday, the Burmese government announced that it would halt the construction of a Chinese-backed dam on the Irrawaddy River, marking a significant setback for China that ha...
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Command Post: "Does the U.S. Always Need an Enemy?"
Wrapping up our discussion on China, we're wondering if the U.S. has some innate compulsion to find a foe. If so, is it prudence or panic? We tackle the issue with Patrick Cro...
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CNAS Wants to Hear From You
As the security and information environment changes daily, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) seeks to innovate and adapt. We value your ideas and opinions and want...
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Johnsen and Stuster on Yemen
Yesterday, friend-of-the-blog Gregory Johnsen released his new report on Yemen for the Council on Foreign Relations. I am no Yemen specialist, but knowing something about both...
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Hasta Luego
What a long, strange trip it’s been. I first began speaking with Kurt Campbell and Michele Flournoy about going to work for them before this thing called “The Center for a New...
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This War Can Still Be Won
Returning home after 14 months in Afghanistan, I’ve sensed a growing gloom over the American war effort there. Many of the policy wonks, politicos and academics I encounter he...