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Cricket and Corruption II
Not so long ago, I had a conversation with a Pakistani businessman about the prospects for economic growth. The conversation turned to import and export. Now, as someone who h...
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For what it's worth...
...I don't think this speech by the president matters much. But I thought it was excellent. I thought it showed class regarding President Bush, made the right connections betw...
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"the normal course of spirited competition"
Today's award for Awesomeness in the English Language goes to the Financial Times, which explained cheating in cricket thusly: The amounts offered to players to divert from th...
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Cricket and Corruption
I literally could not wait for Londonstani's take on this corruption scandal surrounding Pakistan's cricket team*, so I'm jumping the gun here. My father was a sports writer a...
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Hiatus
Dear Readers, We'll be on hiatus for a couple of days as we return from traveling to Europe for a climate change negotiations simulation that we executed in Hamburg. We will b...
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From the Dept. of Silly Ideas
It blows my mind that some legislators still think it's a good idea to peg our nation's defense budget to a percentage of the GDP. Call me a traditionalist, but a nation's def...
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Hope amongst Pakistan's ruins
As bad as the flood damage is in Pakistan, there is a positive side. My latest article on the afpak channel is about the young Pakistanis with the skills and connections to do...
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Embedded with the Taliban
Some Norwegian idiot journalist has embedded with the Taliban and shot this incredible footage of an attack on a U.S. or allied convoy. These guys sound and act a lot like a U...
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Recruiting the Officer Corps
Gary Schmitt and Cheryl Miller have a really fantastic op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal that is, alas, password-protected on the Journal's website.* The money quote: Much ...
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Floods in Pakistan and the Importance of Natural Security
If there’s one thing that I’ve learned in my time at CNAS working with the Natural Security team, it’s that climate events and natural disasters around the world (along with i...
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Afghanistan: Graveyard of Risk
It will surprise very few people to know that Battleship and Risk sit on the communal tables outside our offices here at CNAS. Ganesh Sitaraman, hand pictured, pointed out to ...
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The Real Costs of DOD Petroleum Dependence
Photo: Navy News Service/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young USAF Yesterday The Washington Post reported that US gasoline prices have hit an 8-month low. The article reports that “th...
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Success in Iraq? My View.
What constitutes success or failure in counterinsurgency campaigns is controversial and has sparked much informed (and uninformed) discussion in the policy and academic commun...
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"The Next Phase in America's Relationship with Iraq" - Opening Remarks
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Quote of the Afternoon (Iraq Edition)
Here's a test for the readership: read the following quote, from Galula's Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958, and debate whether or not Iraq meets the conditions for victory a...
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How to Patronize
I like both Anatol Lieven and Tom Ricks and always listen to them both on matters related to Afghanistan, even when I disagree with them. (I currently disagree, for example, w...
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Quote of the Day (Crazy Guantanamo Stories Edition)
By last summer, staff were pointing to Butter Pecan flavored Ensure as popular with the chair-shackled captives. Flavor made no difference going down, one nurse explained, but...
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MDGs for the Already Developed World
Christine and Will are spending this week in Hamburg, Germany, where they will be leading a game simulation based on international climate change negotiations coming up this D...
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CNAS Hosts Discussion on the Future of the U.S.-Iraq Relationship
On Tuesday, August 17, 2010, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted a pertinent discussion on the future of the U.S. relationship with Iraq with CNAS CEO Nathani...
By Nathaniel C. Fick
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Quote of the Day (Transparency Edition)
It's very hard work to run an organization, let alone one that's constantly being spied upon and sued. Julian Assange, on why his organization does not publish donor informat...