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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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Let's Try to Avoid Another Nuclear Arms Race, Shall We?

quoting William J. Perryvia Foreign Policy
Friday, January 15, 2016

The Republican presidential candidates have no clue how dangerous the current age of nuclear rearmament really is.

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Thomas Henriksen On KGO Radio (10:16:53)

interview with Thomas H. Henriksenvia KGO News
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Hoover Institution fellow Thomas Henriksen discusses North Korea and the likelihood that North Korea detonated a hydrogen bomb.

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Don’t Bring Back the Draft

by David R. Hendersonvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Abolishing military conscription was a great victory for freedom. Here’s why the volunteer military should remain just that.

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And Now, the Fallout

by Peter Berkowitzvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Regardless of what Iran gets out of the nuclear deal, its proxy Hezbollah clearly gains—and Israel clearly loses.

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Red Tide Ebbing

by Michael McFaulvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Although he may appear to have outmaneuvered Washington, Vladimir Putin has made missteps—and given the United States a chance to press for a democratic, responsible Russia.

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Reflections On “It’s Not A Technical Issue. It’s A Business Model Question” (Comey to Senate Judiciary Committee, 12/9/15)

by Herbert Linvia Lawfare
Monday, January 4, 2016
On December 9, 2015, FBI Director James Comey testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee at an oversight hearing, and briefly touched on the subject of encryption (beginning at 26:10 on the C-SPAN video).  
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Can America And Russia Cooperate In Syria?

by Michael McFaulvia Moscow Times
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

President Vladimir Putin's decision to intervene in Syria marked a major turning point in Russian foreign policy in 2015. While Putin correctly calculated that most of the world would condemn his military actions in Chechnya, Georgia, and Ukraine, he hopes for solidarity and support from the international community for his actions in Syria.

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The Mother Of Peace

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

What Obama doesn’t understand about human nature.

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Michael McFaul Discusses Putin And Syria On Meet The Press

interview with Michael McFaulvia NBC News Meet the Press
Sunday, December 27, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discusses Putin's relationship with Syria.

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Former Pentagon Chief Perry: Nuclear Dangers Are Growing

featuring William J. Perryvia Military Times
Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Late in a life lived unnervingly near the nuclear abyss, William J. Perry is on a mission to warn of a "real and growing danger" of nuclear doom.

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