In The News
- 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 26, 2014 | International Security
What the conflicts in Ferguson and Israel have in common
The point isn’t that judgment is wrong. It’s that, whenever possible, we should base our judgments on intimate knowledge. And in gaining knowledge ... - 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... -
We can’t expect Facebook to stop terrorists
With about 5bn postings a day across a global user base of over 1.3 billion people, the task for Facebook in ensuring that it does not carry inappr... - in the news | November 25, 2014 | Future of War
China Shows off holographic ground control system for drones
Peter Warren SingerThe Holographic Ground Control Station (GCS) has a large holographic display in front of the pilot station, so that other personnel can oversee and... -
UK Terrorism Law: Measures To Rehabilitate Former Terrorists Are Crucial, Says Former MI6 Counter-Terror Chief
Providing a legal means to reintegrate into British society is crucial, and could particularly help would-be terrorists who realized they made a mi... - 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 24, 2014 | International Security
Talks in Iran’s nuclear program to be extended
American officials acknowledged negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program likely wouldn’t be reached by Monday’s deadline. The Iran Initiative at New ... - 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... -
Iran Nuclear Negotiations
Leaders from the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) and Iran policy scholars briefed congressional staffers on the potential national securit... - in the news | November 20, 2014 | Future of War
Waltz and Moss: Stop chasing the violence
Michael G. WaltzPresident Obama’s recent decision to send an additional 1,500 U.S. personnel to Iraq “in a non-combat role, to expand our training effort for Iraqi... - in the news | November 19, 2014 | Future of War
How to Combat ISIS, Starting in Your Community
New AmericaPartnering with ISIS makes sense from an economic perspective for many of these organizations, especially the smaller militant groups operating ins... - in the news | November 19, 2014 | Future of War
Why ISIS is spreading across Muslim world
Partnering with ISIS makes sense from an economic perspective for many of these organizations, especially the smaller militant groups operating ins... - in the news | November 18, 2014 | Future of War
How to Fix America's Foreign Policy
Henry Kissinger’s new book should be read as a salvo in the ongoing foreign policy struggle for Barack Obama’s soul. It is a book of many parts, bu... - in the news | November 17, 2014 | International Security
Seven unlikely events in the fight against Islamic State, and their likely outcomes
When assessing events on the ground — particularly in dynamic situations like Iraq and Syria — it is devilishly difficult to determine if and when ... - in the news | November 17, 2014 | Future of War
The Missiles of Zhuhai: China Displays New Strike Arsenal
Peter Warren SingerAt Zhuhai 2014, the proliferation of world class precision guided munitions on display shows not just Chinese interests in extending its hitting po... - in the news | November 16, 2014 | Future of War
Inside the Middle East’s vanishing ancient religions
Gerard Russell, a British-American ex-diplomat who lived in Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Kabul, is interested in the religions that have survived even w... - in the news | November 15, 2014 | Future of War
Interview: Counter-insurgency expert David Kilcullen
David KilcullenDavid Kilcullen: It's different in three major ways. Firstly, it is much bigger and more militarily capable than al-Qaida ever was. It has tanks, i... - in the news | November 14, 2014 | Future of War
China's New Exoskeletons: Not just for Call of Duty or Tom Cruise Anymore
Peter Warren SingerPowered exoskeletons have long been a staple of future warfare visions, seen in everything from movies like Aliens and Edge of Tomorrow to the late...