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Natural Security in the News: Spotlight on the Hill
With the hubbub over Michael Jackson’s funeral, a rather grisly case of grave-robbery, and interest in the beginning of the G8 meeting in L’Aquila, numerous events occurred in...
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I always liked Congressman Cunningham...
Tom Ricks gives props to my hometown and its nasty defense contracting corruption habit....
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Natural Security Travel Diary: Colorado
Day five in Colorado with my family brought us to what is surely one of the most beautiful places on Earth - Rocky Mountain National Park. But there's trouble in paradise. I t...
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North Korean Cyberwarfare?
I was listening to NPR last night when they started discussing whether North Korea was responsible for these recent cyberattacks. One commentator they interviewed described t...
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Reading URANIUM in Sandusky
I launched into Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock that Shaped the World by author/reporter/editor Tom Zoellner in my hometown of Sandusky, Ohio, appropriately in view of the ...
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Turning the Tide in Afghanistan May Rest with Water in Pakistan
“When it comes to the stability of one of the world's most volatile regions, it's the fate of the Himalayan glaciers that should be keeping us awake at night,” warns Stephan F...
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Choice versus Necessity
Dr. Andrew Bacevich has been working overtime lately, with yesterday's Los Angeles Times op-ed and an "appreciation of Graham Greene" piece in the new issue of World Affairs. ...
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What's going on in Xinjiang?
This story was the top above-the-fold headline in today's Washington Post, but I still feel like the goings-on in western China are not being given much attention (especially ...
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Personally, I'll stick to curry
The Indian military is experimenting with chili grenades for "riot control and counter-insurgency situations." And to scare away elephants....
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In a Changing Environment, Air Force Must Assess the Impacts of Climate Change on Missions
While analysts inside and outside of DOD have been studying the potential effects of climate change on the future operating environment of the U.S. Navy – including CNAS’ own ...
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Reading Old Magazines: Scarcity and Strategy
This week’s installment of “Reading Old Magazines” takes us to January 1978, with a Foreign Affairs piece called “Scarcity and Strategy” by Geoffrey Kemp. First, imagine a tim...
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007 he's not.
The incoming head of MI6 is exposed on Facebook. This would never happen to Judi Dench's "M."...
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Happy Independence Day
With Marvin Gaye, your celebration is just getting started... (Hat-tip to MV) ...
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Joe Biden, Iraq Envoy
So Vice Prez Biden is apparently President Obama's envoy to Iraq, possibly due to criticism that the administration hadn't been giving a lot of outward signs that Iraq remains...
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Quote of the Day, Afghanistan Edition
Overheard in Kabul: "And last but not least, we would like to thank our British friends for making today's festivities possible." Happy Fourth, everybody....
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Marines on the move in Afghanistan
Chandrasekaran reports on the ongoing Marine operations in Helmand province. I suppose it shouldn't be a surprise, but I found this troubling: "The Marines have also been vex...
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More on Sri Lankan Counterinsurgency
The well-traveled Bob Kaplan weighs in: "Clearly, then, the U.S. Army and Marine Corps should be studying the Sri Lankan civil war for valuable lessons about how to win a coun...
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How not to be a counterterrorism expert
Methinks Michael Scheuer went a teensy bit too far here...Is it just me, or does he look and sound increasingly like bin Laden himself?...
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How Raise Tribal Cavalry in Afghanistan
Drop your COIN manuals! Here are some more lessons we can learn from 19th-century Brits. The link to the original text is there too. Money quote (from page 10-11): "Now no m...
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In the Niger Delta, Gazprom Joins the Fray
Last week Russian gas giant Gazprom and the state-operated Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) agreed to a $2.5 billion joint venture, rather obtusely named NiGaz, ...