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An Indispensable Force: Investing in America's National Guard and Reserves – and Natural Security
On Monday, CNAS Commander-in-Chief John Nagl and my officemate Travis “Charlie” Sharp released their thought-provoking report on the state of the National Guard and Reserves, ...
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U.S. Policy in Afghanistan | Indiana Council on World Affairs
Andrew Exum talked about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and provided an assessment of the security, diplomatic, and military situation in the country. He also talked about the...
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Read This Now: SciAm Edition
I almost forgot to flag this for you all. You need to check out the current (soon to be last month's) edition of Scientific American for this: "How Much Is Left? The Limits of...
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For China and Japan, a Row over Resources?
Tensions are on the rise in the East China Sea, with recent events embroiling states with long-standing mistrust: China and Japan. Recall that back in July we reported here on...
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National Security Human Capital Program
Exclusive Interview with John Nagl on Investing in America's National Guard and ReservesIn this exclusive interview, CNAS President Dr. John Nagl, co-author of the new CNAS report An Indispensable Force: Investing in America's National Guard and Reserves, talks a...
By John A. Nagl
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This Weekend’s News: Mind the Gap
Here’s a story near and dear to our hearts at the Natural Security blog: an important report from The Washington Post this weekend shed light on the decline in U.S. Earth-moni...
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The Next War: Hizballah vs. Israel
Jeff White, a 35-year veteran of the Defense Intelligence Agency and one of the smartest guys I know, has a disturbing new report on what the next war between Israel and Hizba...
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Join Us on The Hill Next Wednesday!
Hey Readers, If you work within the natural resources and national security/foreign policy world, you may want to join us on the Hill next Wednesday at noon for a lunch discus...
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CRS: Pakistan’s Resource Issues = Concerning
A third pat on Congressional Research Service’s back this week, now for its August 3rd “Security and the Environment in Pakistan.” For full disclosure, I also have a pending a...
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Gian Gentile's Reading List
I am off to Indiana today to give a talk on the conflict in Afghanistan, but last night, I met counterinsurgency non-enthusiast Gian Gentile for a few rounds of beer at Kramer...
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CRS Reports on Geoengineering
Continuing its streak of natural security work this summer, on August 16th the Congressional Research Service issued a report titled “Geoengineering: Governance and Technology...
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When the Only Reasonably Easy Thing to Achieve in Afghanistan is Getting Yourself Killed
Andrew Sullivan highlights the crux of Justin Logan's defense of the Afghanistan Study Group: I cannot find evidence that either Foust or Exum recognizes strategic thought. Bo...
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Greatest Nigerian Internet Scam Ever?
Mitch reports that all that time he's been spending in Gaza is finally paying off. Big time. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Mrs. Suha Tawil Arafat <[email protected]&...
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Clinton in Sharm el Sheik*
The Secretary of State continues in her attempts to push the ball forward on the Middle East Peace Process. I generally avoid issues relating to Israel and the Palestinians li...
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CRS on REEs
This past July, while we weren’t looking, Congressional Research Service issued a report called “Rare Earth Elements: The Global Supply Chain” (pdf warning). I thought we’d us...
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On Corruption (And Admitting When You're Wrong)
I know think tank researchers, like scholars in academia, are not supposed to admit when they have been wrong about something. But as regular readers of this blog know, I am n...
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This Weekend's News: The Many Troubles of Water
Water was the frontrunner theme in this weekend's news. We even had a few comics with water-related punchlines. Via the Wilson Center's Geoff Dabelko on Twitter, Steven Solom...
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A Better ASG
From the comments I have been reading, one of the main reasons the Afghanistan Study Group's report has disappointed so greatly is because people really want an alternative to...
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The ASG Report
I read through the Afghanistan Study Group's report last night and recommend you all do so as well because some really smart people contributed to it, and I applaud anyone who...
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Quote of the Weekend
This isn't the quote itself, but a friend of mine wrote to me after reading my complaint in this New York Times Magazine article: Exum emphasized that he is not outraged by Me...