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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...

  • Blog
  • May 31, 2011
• 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...

  • Blog
  • May 31, 2011
• 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 ...

  • Blog
  • May 30, 2011
• 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 past...

  By Patrick M. Cronin

  • Commentary
  • The Diplomat
  • May 29, 2011
• 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...

  • Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • May 27, 2011

• National Security Human Capital

  Voices from the Field with Major General Mills, USMC
  • Video
  • May 27, 2011
• 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...

  • Blog
  • May 26, 2011
• Energy Security: The Key to Strengthening U.S.-Israeli Relations?

  The atmosphere between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been noticeably tense since President Obama delivered his Middle East speech last Thur...

  • Blog
  • May 26, 2011
• A Glimmer of Cooperation in the South China Sea

  Last night, Christine emailed me this story from the China Daily reporting that China has proposed a tsunami warning system that would link vulnerable countries in the South C...

  • Blog
  • May 25, 2011
• Direct-Action Special Operations, Explained in Brief

  While waiting in Logan Airport at o-dark-thirty for a flight back to Washington on Monday, I typed out a brief explanation of the risks and rewards of direct-action special op...

  • Blog
  • May 25, 2011
• The Arab Spring Makes Hypocrites of All of Us, Apparently

  "We call on all Syrians to preserve their country as well as the ruling regime, a regime of resistance, and to give their leaders a chance to cooperate with all Syria's commun...

  • Blog
  • May 25, 2011
• Beyond Afghanistan

  LTG (Ret.) David Barno, Matt Irvine and I have published a new report (.pdf) with the Center for a New American Security that attempts to identify the components of a successf...

  • Blog
  • May 25, 2011

• National Security Human Capital

  Remarks from General James Amos, Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps

  On May 24, 2011, CNAS hosted the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps General James F. Amos for a discussion among senior national security experts about the future of the Corp...

  • Transcript
  • May 24, 2011
• The Mekong River: Cooperation or Competition in Southeast Asia?

  Christine is in Asia this week to conduct research for the South China Sea project the Natural Security team is working on with some of our CNAS colleagues. One place she’ll b...

  • Blog
  • May 24, 2011
• Why This Blog Avoids Israel and the Palestinians

  Here you have it, gang. This is why most people choose to simply leave any and all discussion of Israel and the Palestinians to the extremists and crazies. Because if I were t...

  • Blog
  • May 23, 2011
• This Weekend’s News: No Trespassing

  If I had to pick one news story that stood out to me this weekend, it would have to be this piece from the Sunday Washington Post reporting on the growing domestic backlash to...

  • Blog
  • May 23, 2011
• Nang vs. Qalang in Eastern Afghanistan & More

  I'm off to a wedding this weekend, but here's some stuff to start a few discussions in the comments while I am gone. 1. Doug Ollivant knows more about counterinsurgency than a...

  • Blog
  • May 21, 2011
• From the Dept. of Shameless Self-Promotion

  For the first and no doubt last time, I'm on the New York Times Best Sellers List (#24) as a contributor to the e-book Beyond Bin Laden: America and the Future of Terror. Many...

  • Blog
  • May 20, 2011
• Previewing the President's Middle East Speech (With Live Blogging and Reactions to Follow)

  Ahhh, I remember the last time the president addressed the nation. Remember that? The whole "I have ordered Navy SEALs to track down and shoot Osama bin Laden in the head" add...

  • Blog
  • May 19, 2011
• Weathering Friendly Competition in the High North

  One of the reasons we host the Natural Security blog is to have a venue to quickly share material that’s related to our work. And, of course, the purpose of the Natural Securi...

  • Blog
  • May 19, 2011