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Hizballah and the United States: Stuck in the Middle With You
What does Hizballah have in common with the United States aside from a love of paintball? Hizballah, like the United States, would be caught up in a conflict between Iran and...
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On Terrorism Experts
As those of you who follow my Twitter feed know, I have been drawn into a debate between Glenn Greenwald and Will McCants about whether or not one can be a "terrorism expert."...
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From the New Security Beat - Global Water Security Calls for U.S. Leadership, Says Intelligence Assessment
As I mentioned last week on World Water Day, the intelligence community released its assessment on Global Water Security, timed very well I thought with Secretary of State Hil...
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This Weekend’s News: Renewed Attention on the Arctic
U.S. policymakers and military officials are giving the Arctic some more attention. On Saturday, The Navy Times reported on the Coast Guard’s request to Congress to purchase a...
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Your Weekend Reading: Paintball with Hizballah
There are three kinds of potential employers in Washington, DC: Those who would never hire me because I play paintball with terrorists. Those who would hire me in spite of the...
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2012 World Water Day
Today is World Water Day, a day to promote awareness of the acute water and food shortages plaguing the estimated 1 out of 8 persons that lack reliable access to clean drinkin...
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Primer: The 2012 Nuclear Security Summit
On March 25-26, 2012, the second Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), an international conference on global nuclear issues, will take place in Seoul, South Korea. The guest list has...
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On NATO
My column in the World Politics Review this week is full of depressing observations on NATO: [The] Libya intervention demonstrated that the militaries of non-U.S. NATO nations...
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President's Executive Order Elevates Importance of Natural Resources
Last Tuesday, President Obama announced that the United States, the European Union and Japan filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against China for its export r...
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How are the Combatant Commanders thinking about Climate Change?
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has been holding hearings with the U.S. combatant commanders over the last several weeks. The combatant commanders have been briefing ...
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Abu Muqawama ... Now in the World Politics Review
I spent all last week in Poland, where I delivered lectures here, here and here. (I want to thank the wonderful folks at both the Polish Institute for International Affairs as...
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This Weekend’s News: Gas Prices, Politics and the Global Security Environment
The rise in gasoline prices topped the headlines this weekend. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that gas prices rose an average of 6 percent in February and a...
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The Risks of Sea level Rise: What Security Planners Should be Tracking
Global climate change has doubled the risk of coastal flooding for many American communities. “Global warming has raised sea level about 8 inches since 1880, and the rate of r...
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China and Rare Earths
Yesterday, the United States, the European Union and Japan filed a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) challenging China’s export restrictions on rare ear...
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Actualizing Climate Cooperation in the Asia Pacific: Lessons from New Orleans
As the United States rebalances in the Asia Pacific, cooperation around climate adaptation could be a tremendous opportunity to strengthen our relationships with existing and ...
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This Weekend’s News: In Afghanistan, an Uphill Battle for Aid and Development Groups
The disturbing report of a U.S. Army sergeant slaying at least 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday in southern Afghanistan is the most recent in a series of incidents exacerbating t...
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On Giving
I am not going to say anything about #KONY2012. Go here, here, or here for that. (Actually, I will say one thing: leave Carl Weathers out of this.) But if you are looking to g...
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Read This Now: A Marshall Plan to Combat Climate Change in the Asia Pacific
As the United States continues to draw down from its current conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia and rebalance in the Asia Pacific, U.S. policymakers must think creati...
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Notable Mentions: Secretary Panetta on Climate Change and National Security
While on a visit last week to the University of Louisville in Kentucky, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was asked by a reporter about his thoughts on the national security i...
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This Weekend’s News: The Long Wake of Deepwater Horizon
On Friday, BP announced a settlement with thousands of Gulf Coast individuals and businesses afflicted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. According to a report from The Wall ...