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SitRep: Is North Korea Making Bio Weapons?
adminDecember 13, 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visiting the Chemical Material Institute. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Biothreats. One of the known unknowns when it comes to North Korea…Read More
Congress Weighs Threat of Moscow Wielding the Energy Weapon
adminDecember 13, 2017
Vladimir Putin and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller examine a map of the Nord Stream gas project outside Vyborg, Russia on Sept. 6, 2011. (Alexey Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images) The Donald Trump administration…Read More
Quote of the Day
adminDecember 13, 2017
An atomic bomb blast in Nevada in 1951. (Wikimedia Commons) “Every policy document on cyberspace begins with the notion that it is interconnected — and yet we declare it a…Read More
Operation Mr. Coffee: A Military Memoir
adminDecember 13, 2017
By Sebastian BaeBest Defense directorate of military memories In 2009, my infantry platoon was one of the few units left in forward operating bases (FOBs) across Iraq — largely forgotten…Read More
The Walking Dead
adminDecember 13, 2017
It’s a warm day in Kandahar as we wait in the parking lot of the airport on the whim of the Afghan army. We are supposed to spend three days…Read More
Why Recognizing Jerusalem Is Good for Peace
adminDecember 13, 2017
The Al-Aqsa Mosque is seen in front of buildings in the Old City on Dec. 10, in Jerusalem, Israel. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images) Formal U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital…Read More
The Fate of Social Democracy Is Being Decided in Germany
adminDecember 13, 2017
Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Martin Schulz makes a phone call during a party congress on December 9, 2017 in Berlin. (John MacDougall/AFP) It is not easy being…Read More
Tillerson Open to Talks With North Korea
adminDecember 13, 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a forum on U.S.-South Korea relations at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 12. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Secretary of State…Read More
SitRep: Putin Lands in Syria, Talks Defense Deals With Egypt
adminDecember 12, 2017
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaks with Vladimir Putin in Cairo on December 11. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP/Getty Images) By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Putin to Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin…Read More
Moral Repugnance: A Response to ‘Can’t Kill Enough to Win? Think Again’
adminDecember 12, 2017
Edward III counting the dead after the battle of Crécy. (Wikimedia Commons) By Lt. Col. Dan Sukman, U.S. ArmyBest Defense office of military ethics There are multiple ways to describe retired…Read More
Warning to Congress: Bad Iran Legislation Is Worse Than No Iran Legislation
adminDecember 12, 2017
The U.S. capitol building on Sep. 27, 2013. (Getty Images) In October, President Donald Trump took an important step toward countering Iran’s ever-expanding list of illicit activities by refusing to…Read More
A Shoutout for Two Key Things Harold Brown Did as Defense Secretary Under Carter
adminDecember 12, 2017
A US Air Force (USAF) F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter aircraft flies over Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), during the joint service experimentation process dubbed Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02).…Read More