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- in the news | December 08, 2014 | Future of War International Security
Should U.S. Change Its Policies For Hostage Situations?
Shane Harris joins MSNBC's The Reid Report to discuss the failed Special Forces attempt to rescue an American hostage held by al Qaeda and U.S. pol... - in the news | December 07, 2014 | International Security
How the ISIS war looks from Baghdad
Douglas OllivantOllivant, who recently returned from a visit to Baghdad surveying the military and political situation, sat down with me to talk about what he saw.... - in the news | December 05, 2014 | International Security
Federal News Countdown: A wonk in the Pentagon, ISIS threat
Guests on the Federal News Countdown: Sharon Burke, senior adviser, International Security Program, New America Steve Bucci, director, Douglas and ... - in the news | December 05, 2014 | International Security
In and Out of Time in Iraq
Tom RicksIn the spring of 2004, there simultaneously was a Shiite uprising on one side of Baghdad and a Sunni one west of the city, in Fallujah. Yet, the Am... - in the news | December 05, 2014 | Future of War
Why Ashton Carter won’t go against the White House
Douglas OllivantPresident Obama nominated Ashton Carter as Defense Secretary on Friday. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reports on Carter’s defense background. Then, Ret. A... - in the news | December 04, 2014 | Future of War
Cyber Pearl Harbor plausible, says cyber military expert
And if there was a major cyber attack on U.S. critical infrastructure, "we would see that as the beginning of something, not the end of it. We woul... - in the news | December 04, 2014 | Future of War
Sony Hack Attack: Cybersecurity Expert Reveals How Massive Breach Might Have Happened
Peter Warren SingerPeter W. Singer, former director of the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence and the author of ”Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Every... - in the news | December 03, 2014 | Future Tense
When Superiority goes wrong: Science ficiton and offset strategies
Peter Warren Singer*The New America Foundation recently hosted a daylong conference, headlined by Neal Stephenson, that sought to re-focus science fiction on providin... - in the news | December 01, 2014 | Future of War
War contractors ready for battle against Islamic State
Peter Warren SingerDuring the height of the U.S. military “surge” in Iraq in 2007, more than 180,000 private contractors were stationed throughout the region, accordi... -
Shane Harris’ ‘@War’ details rising military-Internet link
The U.S. military and intelligence community, Harris reports, were slow to join the cyberarms race but are now muscling up apace, only modestly slo... - in the news | November 29, 2014 | International Security
New gains seen as Iraqi army pushes back against Islamic State fighters
Douglas OllivantJust a few months ago, some U.S. officials worried that ISIS could be in a position to overtake Baghdad. But now there are new signs of confidence ... - in the news | November 28, 2014 | International Security
National Security Babies
If young children do not receive high-quality care from educated professionals who understand how to stimulate and shape brain development, the nex... -
Stanton graduate saw military policy made in D.C., then up close as Green Beret in Afghanistan
“I had no moral objection to the invasion of Iraq,” said, Waltz.“My objection to the invasion was the timing,” he said. “Our job was far from finis... - in the news | November 26, 2014 | International Security
The Doormat Gets Shown The Door
On the contrary. You made no claims to policy genius and you made it clear you were no threat to anyone, and this went down well with a White House... - in the news | November 25, 2014 | Future of War
Who will the next Sec Def be? I'd rather know who has turned the job down so far
I think the really interesting question about the next secretary of defense isn't who gets it, but how many people turn down the job -
Steve Coll's 'Unblinking Stare' highlights contradictions in U.S. drone campaign
Officials at the CIA, which operates the unmanned platforms, still argue that the agency is well aware of the laws of armed conflict and follows th... - in the news | November 24, 2014 | Future of War
New, Better Chinese Spy Satellite Hits Orbit
Peter Warren SingerWhile the resolution of Chinese imagery satellites has hovered at around 1 meter in the past, the Yaogan 24 would have a resolution of 0.6-0.8 mete... - in the news | November 24, 2014 | International Security
What Was Chuck Hagel’s Biggest Mistake?
His biggest mistake was taking the job. He was working for a White House stuffed with political hacks and obsessed with message. They should pay le... - in the news | November 22, 2014 | Future of War
Recommended Reading: Silicon Valley's role in government surveillance
The NSA's surveillance tactics have been discussed at length, and will continue to be as new information comes to light. In a recent book, author S... - in the news | November 21, 2014 | Future of War
America Just Launched Its 500th Drone Strike
New AmericaAs of today, the United States has now conducted 500 targeted killings (approximately 98 percent of them with drones), which have killed an estimat... -
Not all drones are created equal
Peter Warren SingerOn Nov. 20, we hosted a Google Hangout with Peter W. Singer, top-notch strategist and senior fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington D.C...