In The News
- in the news | September 10, 2014 | International Security
Will Americans Accept Obama's Islamic State Plan?
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/obama-s-islamic-state-speech-the-questions-he-didn-t-answer-X1VJqq9DTUSwbta5HPcU0A.html - in the news | September 08, 2014 | Fellows
Congress Unites to Screw the Hungry
Monica PottsA new government report shows that millions of Americans are struggling to afford enough food. So why are Democrats and the GOP gutting food stamps? -
Governments need to regain trust of the governed
Government should partner with private companies and nonprofit groups to develop better ways to provide basic services. It should also establish op... - in the news | September 08, 2014 | Future of War
The War Of Zeros And Ones
Peter Warren SingerThe security failure wasn’t because all Syrian radar officers turned traitor that night. Rather, their technology did. -
The (Not So) New Urban Sphere
In the 21st Century, digital technologies provide opportunities, and challenges for improving service delivery and quality of life in urban setting... - in the news | September 07, 2014 | International Security
No evidence of al-Qaeda's presence in India
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-09-08/news/53691397_1_counter-terrorism-zawahiri-isis - in the news | September 07, 2014 | International Security
Reflections and Realities from Iraq
Douglas Ollivanthttp://abcnews.go.com/International/us-strikes-syria-reflections-realities-iraq/story?id=25304734 - in the news | September 07, 2014 | Fellows
Responding to Ebola
http://www.nytimes.com/times-insider/2014/09/07/responding-to-ebola-the-back-story/ - in the news | September 06, 2014 | International Security
America Has an Unannounced ISIS Strategy, and It Involves Iran
Douglas Ollivanthttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/06/america-s-secret-isis-strategy.html - in the news | September 06, 2014 | International Security
Should Airstrikes Against ISIS Continue?
Douglas Ollivanthttp://wbaa.org/post/should-airstrikes-against-isis-continue - in the news | September 05, 2014 | International Security
ISIS threat to U.S. mostly hype
ISIS has Americans worried.But are such fears really justified? Despite the impression you may have had from listening to U.S. officials in recent ... - in the news | September 05, 2014 | International Security
What's the hot national security phrase of this week? Seems to be 'potential threat'
Matthew Olsen, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, repeatedly used one phrase to describe the likelihood of Islamic State attacks... -
Privacy groups pressure Senate on NSA
Open Technology Institute“Based on these important improvements, a wide range of major technology companies and public interest groups spanning the political spectrum is ea... -
Welcome to the Future of War project!
Alan B. Davidson Anne-Marie Slaughter Michael Lind Peter Bergen Peter Warren Singer Sascha Meinrath Tim MaurerEarlier this week, Arizona State University and the New America Foundation announced a joint project, the Future of War. The project combines the i... - in the news | September 05, 2014 | International Security
"Da Gou", China's Own Big Dog Robot
Peter Warren SingerAt a late August expo on unmanned technologies, NORINCO provided the first official look at a Chinese quadruped robot, officially named Mountainous... - in the news | September 04, 2014 | International Security
- in the news | September 04, 2014 | International Security
Afghanistan Is STILL Not Iraq (Post-Karzai Edition)
http://weeklywonk.newamerica.net/editions/the-traveling-terrorism-fallacy/#article-2 - in the news | September 04, 2014 | Education Policy
Teachers Unions Under Fire
Teachers unions are fighting back against a California ruling that gutted two things they hold sacred: tenure laws and seniority provisions. But th... - in the news | September 03, 2014 | Fellows
Cuts at W.H.O. Hurt Response to Ebola Crisis
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/world/africa/cuts-at-who-hurt-response-to-ebola-crisis.html - in the news | September 03, 2014 | Fellows
Why Obama needs to be the explainer in chief
After weeks of vague pronouncements on world events, President Obama finally spoke forcefully Wednesday. The President needs to to be doing more of... - in the news | September 02, 2014 | International Security
Biggest "Anti-Terrorist" Exercise In The World Stars Chinese Drones, Russian Troops And A Ukraine-Inspired Wargame
Peter Warren SingerThis year's Peace Mission 2014 is the largest of the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) "anti-terrorist" military exercise to date. - in the news | September 02, 2014 | Education Policy
Bobby Jindal's Love-Hate Relationship With Common Core
It can be hard to be in love. At first, things are intoxicatingly new. Your object of desire changes everything about your life—you go on to everyo...