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U.S. National Security Faces Challenges From Insider Threats And Organizational Rigidity, Stanford Scholar Says

featuring Amy Zegartvia Stanford News
Thursday, September 3, 2015

Stanford political scientist Amy Zegart says insider threats and surprise attacks on American national security are increasing and rooted in organizational inflexibility. She examines the lessons learned in the case of the 2009 Fort Hood terrorist attack.

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Insider Threats And Organizational Root Causes: The 2009 Fort Hood Terrorist Attack

by Amy Zegartvia Strategic Studies Institute
Monday, August 31, 2015

This essay examines the 2009 Fort Hood terrorist attack with two goals in mind: illuminating the organizational weaknesses inside the Defense Department which led officials to miss the insider terrorist threat; and contributing to a growing body of theoretical research examining the connection between underlying organizational weaknesses and disasters.

In the News

Russia Is Sending Jihadis To Join ISIS

quoting John B. Dunlopvia Daily Beast
Sunday, August 23, 2015

Even as Washington touts its counterterrorism partnerships with Moscow, evidence points to Putin's intelligence service practically helping the Islamic State.

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Defining Heroism Up Once Again

by Tod Lindbergvia The Wall Street Journal
Monday, August 24, 2015

Aboard a train to Paris, suddenly leaping into action and risking death to save the lives of countless others.

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The Classicist, With Victor Davis Hanson: “Obama’s Iranian Debacle”

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Classicist
Friday, August 21, 2015

The president tries to sell the nuclear deal with rhetorical sleight-of-hand.

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Analysis and Commentary

The Dirty Bomb: A Thwarted Putin False Flag Operation?

by Paul R. Gregoryvia Forbes
Tuesday, August 11, 2015

The Western media has decided to carry the story of a dirty bomb purportedly being assembled in Donetsk by rebel forces with the aid of Russian nuclear scientists.

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Interviews

The World Order: Facing Tomorrow's Challenges - Josef Joffe

interview with Josef Joffevia The Daily Motion
Monday, August 10, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow Josef Joffe discusses serious threats to the world in the 21st century.

Paul Gregory, organizer of the 2015 Workshop on Totalitarian Regimes; James Mulvenon, workshop keynote speaker; and Eric Wakin, Robert H. Malott Director of Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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James Mulvenon Discusses US-Chinese Relations and Cyber Security

with James Mulvenonvia Hoover Podcasts
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

On July 22, Dr. James Mulvenon delivered a lively discussion of US-Chinese cyber relations as the keynote speaker for the Hoover Institution’s 2015 Workshop on Totalitarian Regimes.

Stephen Kotkin, Princeton professor and Hoover research fellow, discusses his new Stalin biography in Stauffer auditorium
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Stephen Kotkin Presents New Biography of Stalin

interview with Stephen Kotkinvia Hoover Podcasts
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

On Wednesday, January 28, 2015, in a talk sponsored by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Princeton professor and Hoover fellow Stephen Kotkin discussed his newly published book Stalin, Volume 1: Paradoxes of Power, 1878–1928. 

The Classicist with Victor Davis Hanson:
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The Classicist, With Victor Davis Hanson: “The Four Horsemen Of World Politics”

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia The Classicist
Friday, July 31, 2015

The four great national security challenges facing the United States.

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