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Arizona State University and New America announce the creation of the Future of War project
Tempe, AZ and Washington, DC — Arizona State University and New America announce the creation of the Future of War project, a new initiative focusi...
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Now ISIS has drones?
But this video had something else in it that previous videos released by ISIS have not: Surveillance footage apparently shot by a drone.
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Should Western nations just pay ISIS ransom?
The first uncomfortable fact is that if you pay a ransom a hostage is more likely to be released. The other is that every time a ransom is paid it ...
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Drone Wars: Transforming Conflict, Law, and Policy
Drones are the iconic military technology of many of today's most pressing conflicts, a lens through which U.S. foreign policy is understood, and a...
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Obama has put Pakistan drone war on hold
And, indeed, it is long past time for the United States to transition away from a state of perpetual war now that the threat from al Qaeda to Ameri...
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Portrait of the Army as a Work in Progress
“In the age of the strategic corporal, "Got me!" is of course the wrong answer to journalistic queries. It has the distinct virtue of honesty, howe...
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Shari’a Courts Move to the Battlefield
Jabhat al-Nusra Opens a Legal Front in the Syrian Civil War
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, head of the al-Qaeda aligned Jabhat al-Nusra, has become not only a consensus-building leader in the midst of Syrian chaos,...
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Privacy in Muslim constitutions and Karzai’s refusal to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement
While it’s no secret that negative Afghan public opinion swirls around civilian deaths from raids — rightfully so — Karzai’s antipathy toward raids...
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Google's Schmidt: We likely are in the last years when states can really censor speech
We're all familiar with the concepts of "soft power" and "hard power" in international relations, but there's a new kind of power afoot, at least a...