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George Shultz and Henry Kissinger testify before the US Senate Armed Services Committee
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featuring George P. Shultz, Henry A. Kissingervia United States Senate
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Let the C.I.A. Do What It Is Supposed to Do
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by Amy Zegartvia New York Times
Red, White And Peaceful: Advancing U.S. Security Through Peaceful Means
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Keeping The Public In The Dark
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Five Principles That Should Govern Any U.S. Authorization Of Force
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Obama, Not Bush, Is the Master of Unilateral War
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Views from Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (Ret.)
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featuring Admiral Gary Rougheadvia US Senate
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Airstrikes Can Only Do So Much to Combat ISIS
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by Joseph Feltervia Room for Debate (New York Times)
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The Amoral Nature of the Pawn Strategy
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Strategika: “ISIS And Islam,” With Raymond Ibrahim

interview with Raymond Ibrahimvia Strategika
Friday, February 26, 2016

Raymond Ibrahim explains how Islamic history and theology have influenced the development of ISIS.

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Strategika: “Understanding ISIS,” with Mark Moyar

interview with Mark Moyarvia Strategika
Friday, February 26, 2016

How the radical Islamist group fits into the broader history of terrorism.

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The Latest Issue Of China Leadership Monitor Is Now Available Online

via China Leadership Monitor
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

China Leadership Monitor Winter 2016: Issue 49, is available online.

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Military Affairs

Promoting “Young Guards”: The Recent High Turnover in the PLA Leadership (Part II: Expansion and Escalation)

by Cheng Livia China Leadership Monitor
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The most noticeable trend under the leadership of Xi Jinping since the 2012 National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been the continuing consolidation of power. In particular, the military has been a key arena in which Xi has strengthened both his personal power and his new administration’s authority. 

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Military Affairs

China’s “Goldwater-Nichols”? The Long-Awaited PLA Reorganization Has Finally Arrived

by James Mulvenonvia China Leadership Monitor
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

On 31 December 2015, CCP supremo Xi Jinping announced the most sweeping reorganization of the People’s Liberation Army since the 1950s.

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When The World Is Aflame

featuring Michael McFaul, Condoleezza Ricevia Stanford OpenXChange
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Hear from top scholars and international affairs experts about the global issues we face today and the need for greater compassion. Learn what role universities may play in a fragmented world and how they may be a way forward in fixing broken systems. 

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Kori Schake: The Future of Putin’s Russia And The Syria Dilemma On Foreign Policy

interview with Kori Schakevia Foreign Policy
Monday, February 29, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Kori Schake discusses the current US approach to managing Syria — from the peace talks to the not-so-subtle rise of Putin’s influence on this conflict.

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The Classicist, With Victor Davis Hanson: “Chaos In The Middle East”

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Classicist
Friday, February 19, 2016

How three tragic mistakes set the region aflame.

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Nicholas Burns: 'The Russians Have Been A Very Violent Actor In Syria'

interview with Nicholas Burnsvia Deutche Welle (Germany)
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Nicholas Burns discusses Russia, Syria, and the response of the international community to the crisis in Syria.

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Caravan Issue 1610: The Shifting Saudi Strategy

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

The latest issue of the Caravan is online.

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