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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....
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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 – ...
By Abraham M. Denmark
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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In North Korea, Food Shortages Strain Relations
Faced with floods, an exceptionally cold winter, and the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, North Korea has issueddesperate pleas to the international community for food aid....
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America Primed
The past century has seen a multi-polar world through the end of World War II, a bipolar world through the end of the Cold War and a dissipating unipolar world since. Economic...
By Robert D. Kaplan
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It’s Budget Week Part 1: Minerals Get a Boost
Of all the things receiving a newly important role in the administration’s 2012 Budget, I honestly didn’t expect to see minerals make the list. Over the past few years we’ve b...
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Obama’s Reorg: Keep It or Cut It? Part II
Last Thursday we inaugurated this new feature in which we ponder: if President Obama is considering federal government reorganization, what should he keep or cut with regard t...
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The Dangers of Korean Unification
While the popular uprisings in Egypt and the Middle East are unlikely to infect North Korea, they are still a reminder that sudden change is always possible. With this in mind...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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From Tahrir to Tiananmen
For the first time in memory, places like Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen are starting to understand what Thomas Jefferson meant when he wrote that "when the people fear their gover...
By Abraham M. Denmark
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This Weekend’s News: Water in Iraq Could Be Exacerbating Ethnic Grievances
Like many, my attention was fixed on the Middle East this weekend as I watched events in Egypt unfold, with demonstrations, it would seem, becoming more intense as the days pa...
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Natural Security State of the Union Drinking Game
What was that you ask? Is the natural security team going to create a drinking game for the State of the Union address? Why yes! Of course, we recommend our favorite drink, ic...
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In Middle East, China's Notable Connections
Far more so than with Latin America, China has historical ties to the Middle East dating back to the Silk Road trading route and beyond. Over the past two decades China has be...
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China’s Growing Influence in America’s Backyard: The Trends Policymakers Should be Watching
Hu Jianto is in Washington this week having already spent much time in the Western Hemisphere. Along with his previous trips to the United States, Hu has visited numerous Lati...
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Resource Hungry: China’s Strategic Hand in Africa
This week, Chinese President Hu Jintao will make a pivotal visit to Washington, spotlighting various issues with the White House and the American people. Most likely, North Ko...
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What the U.S. and Other Democracies Must Make Clear to China
When Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Washington this week, there will be lots of ruffles and flourishes. Both governments will refer to the "positive, cooperative and compr...
By Daniel Kliman
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Assumptions Test: Group Project!
What do we think of the following assumption, represented in graphic form below? Let's start by assuming both China and Iran have an interest in U.S. military assets remaining...
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The Right Cuts
"To amass military power without regard to our economic capacity would be to defend ourselves against one kind of disaster by inviting another," said U.S. President Dwight D. ...
By Travis Sharp, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Read These Now: New SciAm and NatGeo
Good issues to pick up, not just for my love of magazine names that are easy to abbreviate when I don’t have much time to type. Starting with the current National Geographic, ...