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On Cybersecurity For The Internet Of Things
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by Herbert Linvia Lawfare
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
CIA Headquarters
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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by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Kiron K. Skinnervia National Interest
White House at night
Keeping The Public In The Dark
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by Kori Schakevia US News
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Five Principles That Should Govern Any U.S. Authorization Of Force
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by Jack Goldsmith, Ryan Goodman, Steve Vladeck via Washington Post
Obama, Not Bush, Is the Master of Unilateral War
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by Jack Goldsmith, Matthew Waxmanvia New Republic
Views from Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (Ret.)
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featuring Admiral Gary Rougheadvia US Senate
War Plane
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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by Victor Davis Hansonvia Corner (National Review Online)

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Ambassador Nicholas Burns On The BBC World News

interview with Nicholas Burnsvia BBC World News
Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Nicholas Burns discusses the international response to the crisis in Syria, and what the US can do to help the refugees and stop the suffering.

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Victor Davis Hanson: At Home And Abroad After Obama

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Hoover Institution
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses deterrence in terms of world affairs and especially after Obama. 

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Abbas Milani: ISIS, Iran, Saudi Arabia And The Future

by Abbas Milanivia Hoover Institution
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Abbas Milani, a research fellow and codirector of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution, discusses ISIS, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the future of the Middle East. Successive US administrations have declared Iran to be one of America’s most serious national security threats. Yet the last four wars the US has fought in the region — in Afghanistan, in the two wars in Iraq and in the current war with ISIS—have resulted in either removing or containing Iran’s powerful adversaries. 

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Michael McFaul on Lessons for US-Russia Relations and for the Ukraine Today
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Michael McFaul on Lessons for US-Russia Relations and for the Ukraine Today

with Michael McFaul, Mary Kisselvia Hoover Institution
Monday, January 25, 2016

Five years ago, Russia was in a much stronger position, both at home and in the world. Today,  Putin is playing defense, doubling down on bad decisions guided by an outdated theory of international politics.

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Pragmatic Engagement Amidst Global Uncertainty: Three Major Challenges, a national security strategy written by the Hoover Institution’s Working Group on Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy.
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Hoover Institution Bipartisan Working Group Releases National Security Strategy For The Future

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
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The Hoover Institution today released Pragmatic Engagement Amidst Global Uncertainty: Three Major Challenges, a national security strategy written by the Hoover Institution’s Working Group on Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy. 

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Law As A Weapon Of War

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Hoover Institution, Washington DC

The Hoover Institution hosted "Law as a Weapon of War" on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm. The event was recorded and can be listened to below.

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The Lawfare Podcast: "Ashley's War" And The Role Of Women On The Special Ops Battlefield

mentioning Hoover Institution, Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Saturday, January 23, 2016

The fourth Hoover Book Soiree, held this week in Hoover's beautiful Washington, D.C. offices, featured Gayle Tzemach Lemmon on her newest book, Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield.

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U.S. Deployment Numbers Have Been Dropping — And What That Might Mean

featuring Timothy Kanevia Foreign Policy
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

[Registration Required] Tim Kane has done us all a service by compiling total numbers on deployments of the U.S. military over the last 65 years. Most notably, they’ve been plummeting in the Middle East since about 2007.

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Nicholas Burns Discusses The Iran Nuclear Deal On MSNBC

interview with Nicholas Burnsvia Morning Joe (MSNBC)
Monday, January 18, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Nicholas Burns discusses the details of the US-Iran nuclear deal and what it means for the world. Burns also discusses a recent video of US sailors who were held temporarily in Iran.

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Nicholas Burns Discusses The Iran Nuclear Deal On Here And Now (WBUR)

interview with Nicholas Burnsvia Here and Now (WBUR)
Monday, January 18, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Nicholas Burns discusses the Iran Nuclear Deal and the release of prisoners/prisoner exchange with Iran.

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