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The Invisible Achilles’ Heel in Japan’s Defense Plan

This week, Admiral Harry J. Harris, Jr, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) commander, made headlines for his testimony before the Senate Armed Services

February 27, 2016
Yuki Tatsumi
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Behavioral Change and Public Health: An Opportunity for Populations, Health Care Workers and Decision-Makers

By Melissa Hersh:  We already knew before the latest Ebola epidemic in West Africa that emergency planners should plan for how communities

February 26, 2016
Melissa S. Hersh
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Of iPhones, Backdoors, and Totalitarians

By Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.:  Having spent half my career as an appointed national security official in the past five Republican administrations, I

February 24, 2016
Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.
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Will Pakistan Draw Closer to Sauda Arabia to Balance Iran?

The dramatic escalation of the Saudi–Iran rift in early January has triggered renewed speculation that Pakistan will be forced to pick sides

February 24, 2016
Sameer Lalwani
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Obama Administration Receives Poor Grades On Reforming US Drone Policy

The Obama administration received poor grades — including three F’s — in a new report card released today evaluating their progress made

February 23, 2016
Commentary

Donald Trump Just Plain Wrong on Torture

Donald Trump says that “torture works” and that if elected president, he will bring back waterboarding. In fact, he says he will

February 23, 2016
Johan Bergenas
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Obama’s failing record on drones: Column

President Obama is on pace to leave a flawed legacy on America’s use of drones. Near the midway point of the president’s second

February 23, 2016
Rachel Stohl
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The Coming Backlash

One thing the Nuclear Enterprise and the Arms Control Enterprise have in common is overreach. With every incoming administration, one Enterprise or

February 23, 2016
Michael Krepon
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FBI vs. Apple: Finding the Right Balance Between Technology and Security

The standoff this past week between the U.S. government and the global tech behemoth Apple underscores an enduring condition of our age:

February 23, 2016
Ellen Laipson
Commentary

Fix it, Don’t Ditch it

David Edelstein and Ronald Krebs (“Delusions of Grand Strategy,” November/December 2015) rightly point out that in planning for national security, it is

February 18, 2016
Debra Decker
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Debunking the Republicans’ Defense Budget Revisionism

The time for the annual defense budget drama is upon us. This long-running Washington show re-opened on Feb. 9, when U.S. President

February 17, 2016
Gordon Adams
Commentary

Maghreb, Sahel Struggle With Religion as Anti-Terror Policy Tool

ARRAKECH, Morocco—There is a strong consensus among counterterrorism experts in the Maghreb and the Sahel that comprehensive and integrated approaches are needed

February 16, 2016
Ellen Laipson
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