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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
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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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by Victor Davis Hansonvia Corner (National Review Online)

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Analysis and Commentary

Rational Security, The "Abu Bakr Bicker Backer Whatever" Edition

by Benjamin Wittesvia Lawfare
Saturday, September 12, 2015

Donald Trump reveals that he doesn’t know the names of the heads of the world’s biggest terrorist organizations. Shane asks whether that disqualifies him to be commander-in-chief. Turns out killing Anwar Al-Alawki was an “easy” decision for President Obama.

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Strategika: “Why Arms Control Agreements Are Superfluous,” With Angelo Codevilla

interview with Angelo M. Codevillavia Strategika
Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Why diplomacy can’t alter underlying realities.

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Strategika: “Can The United States Restrain Iran?” With Walter Russell Mead

interview with Walter Russell Mead via Strategika
Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Is the Iranian nuclear deal destined to fail?

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Military AffairsAnalysis and Commentary

Promoting “Young Guards”:
The Recent High Turnover In The PLA Leadership (Part I: Purges And Reshuffles)

by Cheng Livia China Leadership Monitor
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

A key component in Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power has centered on the military domain. 

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Schake: Can China Rise Peacefully?

by Kori Schakevia Fellow Talks
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Can China displace the United States as the setter and enforcer of rules in the international order?

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Analysis and Commentary

If Russian Soldiers Aren't Dying In Ukraine, Why Did Putin Make Casualty Stats A State Secret?

by Paul R. Gregoryvia Forbes
Wednesday, September 2, 2015

If you want to enrage Vladimir Putin, publish an article on Russian casualties in Ukraine. Putin unequivocally declared, on his Direct Line broadcast to the Russian people on April 16, that “the question of whether Russian troops are present in Ukraine…I can tell you outright and unequivocally that there are no Russian troops in Ukraine.”

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In the News

Russia Exploits US Weakness In Foreign Policy

quoting Kori Schakevia In Homeland Security
Tuesday, September 1, 2015

With all of the attention focused on ISIS and the Iran nuclear agreement, missing from the foreign policy debate, and something which needs to be discussed is this: Has Russia been exploiting the weakness in U.S. foreign policy?

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In the News

Report With Tally Of ‘Russian War Casualties’ Causes Stir

mentioning Michael McFaulvia The Ukrainian Weekly
Friday, August 28, 2015

A Russian-language website has caused a stir with a report asserting that more than 2,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

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In the News

World's First Nuclear Fuel Bank, Hosted By Kazakhstan, Part-Financed By Warren Buffett

quoting Sam Nunnvia Sydney Morning Herald
Friday, August 28, 2015

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Kazakhstan signed an agreement on Thursday to locate the world's first bank of low-enriched uranium (LEU) in the ex-Soviet nation to ensure fuel supplies for nuclear power stations and encourage nuclear non-proliferation.

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In the News

Can SecDef Carter Win Over Silicon Valley?

quoting Commander David Slaytonvia Breaking Defense
Friday, August 28, 2015

The US military really, really wants Silicon Valley to help it find technologies to keep ahead of the Russians and Chinese and Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s visit there today is proof. But Silicon Valley has rejected the Pentagon’s blandishments or just plain ignored them for three decades.

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