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FATA Follies?
For a moment there, I was excited by the possibility that the Pakistani Army might consolidate its gains in the Swat Valley and try a little of the "hold" and "build" phases o...
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Caption Contest: Backstage at CNASapalooza '09
I have absolutely no idea what I am saying here. Feel free to guess in the comments thread. ...
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Abu Muqawama and the Zionist Conspiracy
Through the divine miracle that is the internets machine, I have found the greatest blog ever. Please go visit this site and help this clown's hit count so he'll continue blog...
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The MSM Strikes Back
Hey, you know who is doing a good job covering the events in Iran? The digital Gray Lady, along with Bobby Worth and Nazila Fathi on the ground in Tehran. Just trying to give ...
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DOD on Energy: Model FOBs to Model Cities?
Some of DOD’s most interesting advanced research and development projects have focused on incorporating various energy technologies into a fully operational system – a “Net Ze...
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On Technology and Revolution (updated)
Today's Washington Post had a really interesting op-ed by two U.S. pollsters: Many experts are claiming that the margin of victory of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad w...
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Or the Starbucks
This video filled every DC resident's inbox at work on Friday. It will hit home for a sizeable portion of this blog's readership....
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Schmidle on Swat
Man, does Nick Schmidle ever talk a lot of sober-minded sense in today's Washington Post: In some ways, Swat and South Waziristan today are like Afghanistan and Iraq in 2003: ...
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Abu Muqawama Has Nothing to Say About the Iranian Elections
I'm not going to lie: any regional expertise I might have picked up over the years stops at the Shatt al-Arab and only begins again once you hit Herat. Readers, list your favo...
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Charity Call
Attention, DC area residents: Thirty tickets remain at the door for tonight's casino night raising money for the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund. Fun times will be had by all but...
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Sois belle et ... respecte les femmes?
Anna on the sexist undercurrent of the Lebanese elections......
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Hard Questions About CyberCommand
In the Washington Post: "This whole notion of being global means we have to work collaboratively with other countries," said Suzanne Spaulding, a former CIA assistant general ...
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Jimmy Carter on Jeff Feltman
From my friend Josh Hersh, in the New Yorker: Perhaps the only thing Carter hadn’t found time for, of late, was an epic e-mail from Jeffrey Feltman, the State Department’s env...
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Whew...
Well, that was exhausting. I am still recovering from the CNAS annual conference, but I wanted to thank all of the readers who walked up and introduced themselves yesterday. T...
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Natural Security - June 11 Transcript
The full transcript of the panel "Natural Security" from the June 11, 2009, conference is available here. Panelists include (reflects speaking order): The Honorable John Warne...
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Triage: The Next 12 Months in Afghanistan and Pakistan - June 11 Transcript
The full transcript of the panel "Triage: The Next 12 Months in Afghanistan and Pakistan" from the June 11, 2009, conference is available here. Panelists include (reflects spe...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
No Illusions: Regaining the Strategic Initiative with North Korea - June 11 TranscriptThe full transcript of the panel "No Illusions: Regaining the strategic Initiative with North Korea" from the June 11, 2009, conference is available here. Panelists include (r...
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Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale - June 11 Transcript
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale delivered the luncheon keynote address at the Center for a New American Security's third annual ...
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After the Fire: Shaping the U.S. Relationship with Iraq - June 11 Transcript
The full transcript of the panel "After the Fire: Shaping the U.S. Relationship with Iraq" from the June 11, 2009, conference is available here. Panelists include (reflects sp...
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General Petraeus Keynote Address - June 11 Transcript
General David H. Petraeus delivered the morning keynote address at the Center for a New American Security's third annual conference, "Striking a Balance: A New American Securi...