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Surfing Lebanon
Our friends at Blogging the Casbah have an amusing post on surfing in Lebanon. These look like surprisingly good waves. I say surprising because the surf in Lebanon is not gen...
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At Senate Hearing on Climate Change and National Security, a Witness’s Perspective
On Tuesday, July 21st, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called a hearing on the national security implications of climate change. Arguably, it should have been the Senat...
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Abu Muqawama on Charlie Rose TONIGHT
I just filmed a long interview with Charlie Rose for tonight's show. I'll be talking strategy in Afghanistan and sharing observations from my trip. I do not think I have ever ...
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Killing the F-22
From today's Washington Post: He bluntly warned Lockheed Martin that he would slice funding for the more modern F-35 jet if the contracting giant lobbied to build more F-22s. ...
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Causin' more Family Feuds than Richard Dawson
I got talked into playing a sevens tournament tomorrow, so posting will be light over the weekend. I came across this bit o' genius via Spencer today, though, and ... well, it...
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Wanat: The Unasked Questions (updated)
The questions into what happened at Wanat a year ago have gathered pace thanks to the blogging of my colleague Tom Ricks and a new study for the Combat Studies Institute. I re...
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The Limits of Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
Steve Biddle of the CFR has long been a friend and mentor, and I have often felt that his central criticism of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine -- first raised, to my knowledge...
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Weekly News Roundup: Spotlight on the U.S Army
Big news started early in the week for the U.S. Army on Monday, when Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced his plan to grow the branch by 22,000 troops to a total standi...
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On Killing Civilians
While in Afghanistan over the past month, I found myself reading a lot of U.S. Civil War history. Despite the fact that I am from Chattanooga, Tennessee, I have never really b...
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At Climate Change Hearing, Skirting the Nuclear Proliferation Issue
“Surely it has to frustrate you coming from where you come from that this country is not embarking on a massive project and working with China and India to do the same – nucle...
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Back from Afghanistan
Greetings, readers. I apologize for being out of the loop for these past four weeks. About five weeks ago, I was asked by General McChrystal to be part of a small team of scho...
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News Alert: Vice President for Natural Security Sharon Burke Testifies Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The Natural Security Blog will be posting our thoughts on Sharon Burke's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee shortly. As she said in her opening statement,...
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Spotlight on the Hill: Vice President Sharon Burke Testifies on Climate Change and National Security
Yesterday the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on “Climate Change and Global Security: Challenges, Threats, and Diplomatic Opportunities.” (CNAS Veep and Nat...
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CNAS Vice President for Natural Security Sharon Burke Congressional Testimony
CNAS Vice President of Natural Security Sharon Burke testified on Tuesday, July 21, in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the national security implications of...
By Sharon E. Burke
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CNAS Vice President for Natural Security Sharon Burke Congressional Testimony - Video
Center for a New American Security's Vice President for Natural Security Sharon E. Burke testified July 21, 2009 at a Senate hearing on climate change and global security. The...
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Lost in Translation: Navigating the Gap between Climate Science and Policy
Last night CNAS hosted “Lost in Translation,” a dinner event that brought together key policy makers and scientists to discuss the age old question of why the two communities ...
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Reading Old Magazines: The Environmental Factor
“Do the world’s environmental problems threaten American national security?” wonders Geoffrey Dabelko in this autumn 1999 Wilson Quarterly piece, “The Environment Factor.” In ...
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Dueling Critiques on Afghanistan
Rambling, unscientific, and possibly inaccurate analysis from me as I try to keep up with news from Afghanistan: It seems like the serious criticisms of the campaign increasin...
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Natural Security Weekly News Roundup
While not even vaguely as exciting as reports of flesh-eating military robots (which, either fortunately or unfortunately depending on one’s point of view, turned out to actua...
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Photo of the Week: Because Nobody Should Read Too Much on Fridays
Perennially ravaged by civil war and resource conflict, the DRC is in the midst of confronting yet another natural security challenge, adding trial to tribulation. The region’...