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• Book Review: Treasures of the Earth by Saleem Ali

  Saleem Ali’s 2009 book, Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed and a Sustainable Future, arrived at my desk at just the right time last fall. I’ve been working on a new report on...

• Events From Around Town: A Rare Earth Crisis, or No Rare Earth Crisis? That is the Question.

  Yesterday, the American Enterprise Institute hosted a two panel discussion on whether there is “A Rare-Earth Crisis?” The panelists came from diverse backgrounds and were each...

• Events from Around Town: The Chairman’s Perspective on Natural Security

  Given that there is never a shortage of immediate crises monopolizing their time and energy, it is easy for policymakers to give less attention to the threats looming just bey...

• Meet Captain Matt Pottinger, United States Marine Corps

  The Atlantic profiles Captain Matt Pottinger, USMC, co-author of the CNAS working paper Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan....

• This Weekend’s News: The New Tempo of Energy Issues in the Media

  Energy issues – from nuclear, coal to oil – were prominent in the news this weekend.  Japanese officials continued to struggle with the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclea...

• South Korea’s Quest for (Foreign) Energy

  China is normally the most prominent country when the media and analysts cover rising volumes of international energy deals and investments. South Korea, however, is giving it...

• The President's Speech on Libya

  I did not have a quick response to the president's address on Libya because, uh, I went to rugby practice instead of staying in the office to watch. Sorry. But I came home and...

• Earth Observation Satellites and the Crises in Japan

  We’ve discussed earth observation satellites a number of times on this blog in the past few weeks. Much of our focus thus far has been on the utility of these satellites in he...

• Obama's Geopolitical Juggling Act

  CNAS Visiting Fellow Dan Kliman comments on the United States' ability to balance reaction to "the crisis of the moment with the pursuit of long-term strategic priorities."...

• Nuclear Energy after Fukushima: Same as it ever was?

  As Christine discussed in the new CNAS policy brief on Japan, the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear facilities may have ramifications for the future of nuclear energy worldwide....

• A Message on World Water Day 2011

  Today marks the eighteenth annual World Water Day, an annual UN-sponsored day to recognize the importance of water management and the role that it plays in civil society – and...

• China: Words and Deeds Not In Sync

  CNAS Fellow Abraham Denmark comments on the sovereignty China has in the South China Sea. ...

• The Uncertain Rise of China's Military

  China’s growing defense budget – in addition to its claim of sovereignty in the South China Sea, anti-satellite weapons testing, and interest in cyber military capabilities – ...

• CNAS: Expert: China Must Use Power Responsibly

  China’s growing defense budget, the country's claim of sovereignty in the South China Sea, anti-satellite weapons testing and interest in cyber military capabilities have rais...

• The Libyan Crisis: Grounding No-Fly Talk

  CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine comments on how the Obama administration might proceed with the crisis in Libya. ...

• China’s Natural Security for the Next Five Years

  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a speech on China’s five year plan at the Eleventh Party Congress on Saturday. (The Wall Street Journal provided a transcript here.) His r...

• In Asia, an Opportunity to Strengthen Long-term Relationships though Natural Resource Cooperation

  China is experiencing one of the worst droughts in 60 years experts say, in part a consequence of the Asian giant’s insatiable appetite for energy and water resources that are...

• Freedom of Internet is Global Concern

  CNAS Senior Fellow Richard Fontaine comments to Politico about how U.S. lawmakers plan to nurture Internet freedom and respond to countries that crack down on Internet express...

• China Challenges U.S. Predominance in Asia-Pacific

  "As China's military has gotten more capable and China has behaved more aggressively, a number of countries are looking at the U.S. as a hedge to make sure they can maintain i...

• This Weekend's News: We All Fall Short from Glory

  The biggest natural security news of the weekend was actually hardly mentioned in the weekend’s papers. On Friday morning, NASA’s new satellite to collect climate data, Glory,...