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Natural Security Travel Diary: Colorado
Day five in Colorado with my family brought us to what is surely one of the most beautiful places on Earth - Rocky Mountain National Park. But there's trouble in paradise. I t...
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North Korean Cyberwarfare?
I was listening to NPR last night when they started discussing whether North Korea was responsible for these recent cyberattacks. One commentator they interviewed described t...
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Reading URANIUM in Sandusky
I launched into Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock that Shaped the World by author/reporter/editor Tom Zoellner in my hometown of Sandusky, Ohio, appropriately in view of the ...
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I always liked Congressman Cunningham...
Tom Ricks gives props to my hometown and its nasty defense contracting corruption habit....
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Turning the Tide in Afghanistan May Rest with Water in Pakistan
“When it comes to the stability of one of the world's most volatile regions, it's the fate of the Himalayan glaciers that should be keeping us awake at night,” warns Stephan F...
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In a Changing Environment, Air Force Must Assess the Impacts of Climate Change on Missions
While analysts inside and outside of DOD have been studying the potential effects of climate change on the future operating environment of the U.S. Navy – including CNAS’ own ...
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Personally, I'll stick to curry
The Indian military is experimenting with chili grenades for "riot control and counter-insurgency situations." And to scare away elephants....
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What's going on in Xinjiang?
This story was the top above-the-fold headline in today's Washington Post, but I still feel like the goings-on in western China are not being given much attention (especially ...
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Choice versus Necessity
Dr. Andrew Bacevich has been working overtime lately, with yesterday's Los Angeles Times op-ed and an "appreciation of Graham Greene" piece in the new issue of World Affairs. ...
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Technology & National Security
Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy - TranscriptThe Center for a New American Security (CNAS), in partnership with Google, hosted a panel of six experts from the government and the private sector who offered their perspecti...
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From Strategy to Implementation: Strengthening U.S.-Pakistan Relations
July 7, 2009 - CNAS CEO Nate Fick recommends a shift in the approach to the military and political aspects of the U.S.-Pakistan relationship in testimony before the Senate Com...
By Nathaniel C. Fick
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Reading Old Magazines: Scarcity and Strategy
This week’s installment of “Reading Old Magazines” takes us to January 1978, with a Foreign Affairs piece called “Scarcity and Strategy” by Geoffrey Kemp. First, imagine a tim...
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007 he's not.
The incoming head of MI6 is exposed on Facebook. This would never happen to Judi Dench's "M."...
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Happy Independence Day
With Marvin Gaye, your celebration is just getting started... (Hat-tip to MV) ...
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Joe Biden, Iraq Envoy
So Vice Prez Biden is apparently President Obama's envoy to Iraq, possibly due to criticism that the administration hadn't been giving a lot of outward signs that Iraq remains...
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Quote of the Day, Afghanistan Edition
Overheard in Kabul: "And last but not least, we would like to thank our British friends for making today's festivities possible." Happy Fourth, everybody....
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Long, Hot Summer' Ahead For U.S. Troops In Iraq
CNAS Senior Fellow Tom Ricks discussed the withdrawl of U.S. troops and the future of U.S. military engagement in Iraq with NPR's David Greene. "I think this summer will be a ...
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Bacevich Award Presentation and Closing Remarks by CNAS COO Nate Fick - June 11 Transcript
Dr. Andrew Bacevich, Sharon Burke and John Nagl present the 2009 Bacevich Fellowship award to Christine Parthemore in this audio recording from the third annual CNAS Conferenc...
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Welcoming Remarks by The Honorable Dr. Richard Danzig - June 11 Transcript
CNAS Chairman of the Board The Honorable Dr. Richard Danzig delivered the welcoming remarks at the CNAS third annual conference "Striking a Balance: A New American Security."...
By Richard Danzig
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Marines on the move in Afghanistan
Chandrasekaran reports on the ongoing Marine operations in Helmand province. I suppose it shouldn't be a surprise, but I found this troubling: "The Marines have also been vex...