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Let the C.I.A. Do What It Is Supposed to Do
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Red, White And Peaceful: Advancing U.S. Security Through Peaceful Means
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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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Airstrikes Can Only Do So Much to Combat ISIS
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The Amoral Nature of the Pawn Strategy
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The Myth­ Of Putin’s Strategic Genius

by Michael McFaulvia New York Times
Friday, October 23, 2015

The Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, continues to surprise. Russia’s military intervention in Syria, followed by a face-to-face meeting in Moscow this week with that country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, has startled the world.

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A New Cold War? Russia’s Confrontation With The West

featuring Michael McFaulvia Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies at the University of Michigan
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discussed the current state of relations between the United States and Russia, drawing on recent events and seeking explanations for ongoing tension. McFaul was at the center of the US/Russia relationship during his time as US ambassador to Russia, often stirring up controversy with the Russian media and government.

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Niall Ferguson Discusses Henry Kissinger's Lessons On US Foreign Policy On Bloomberg Markets

interview with Niall Fergusonvia Bloomberg
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses the accomplishments of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

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I'll Fight Putin Any Time, Any Place He Can't Have Me Arrested

by Benjamin Wittes mentioning Michael McFaulvia Lawfare
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

What do former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, former State Department policy planning chief Anne-Marie Slaughter, former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, and big-name journalists Charles Lane, Jonathan Rauch, and Jeffery Goldberg all have in common?...

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US Government Hack-Back And The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

by Herbert Linvia Lawfare
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Robert Dietz has an op-ed in the Washington Times today in which he argues that the US Government needs the legal authority to “hack back” to attribute the party responsible for a cyberattack against the United States. ...

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Niall Ferguson Discusses Henry Kissinger On Bloomberg Markets

interview with Niall Fergusonvia Bloomberg
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses his book "Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist."

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Middle East Most Immediate, Severe Test For America's Role In 21st Century

featuring Henry A. Kissingervia Sputnik News
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Former US National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, has outlined his “path out of the Middle East collapse”, suggesting the US administration to define its new priorities and a new strategy in the region, as the old geopolitical structure, which lasted four decades, is currently “in shambles”, due to Russia's involvement.

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Other Voices: Middle East Policy Needs Clarity

quoting Peter Berkowitzvia Herald-Journal
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Bin Laden is gone now, dispatched from this earthly realm in 2011 by the Navy’s lethal SEAL Team Six. Yet we remain mired in the seemingly endless fighting in the Middle East, and the rationale for that is in dire need of clarification, if not justification.

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John McCain And Mac Thornberry Discuss The NDAA At Brookings

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Tuesday, October 20, 2015

While the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was passed by Congress earlier this month, President Barack Obama is critical of the legislation and promises to veto it. The NDAA would fund procurement, research, operations, maintenance, personnel and pay, along with other important defense matters.

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Hoover Institution Fellow And Former US Ambassador To Russia Michael McFaul Will Speak On Cold War Revival

featuring Michael McFaulvia Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies (WCED)
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies at the University of Michigan will welcome Ambassador Michael McFaul to campus on October 21 to give a lecture titled “A New Cold War? Russia’s New Confrontation with the West.” 

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