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Rational Security on The E.R.: The “Moron” Edition

Fri, 06/10/2017 - 03:29
Is Trump’s undermining of Tillerson another step in his “madman” theory of diplomacy?

Russian Drone Tech May Include Help From Iran

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 23:48
Russia is behind the United States but trying to catch up.

Will Republicans End Up Fixing Immigration After All?

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 23:08
Trump took aim at the Obama-era DACA program. Now, reform-minded conservatives are scrambling to find their own immigration solutions.

It’s Time for the United States to Grade the U.N. and Other International Organizations

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 20:30
An American assessment regimen would propel international organizations to better serve their own missions — and to incorporate U.S. interests.

Niger Ambush Highlights Growing U.S. Military Involvement in Africa

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 19:30
As American drone bases sprout up across the continent, special operations forces push out.

U.N. Security Council Members Are More Likely to Receive World Bank Loans

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 19:26
A study shows that World Bank aid is vulnerable to geopolitical influence.

After All This Time, the Military Is Continuing to Hide Its Rape Problem

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 17:08
Service members should be aware that if they are assaulted off post, they may have better options in the civilian justice system.

Dubik’s ‘Just War Reconsidered’ and Schadlow’s ‘War and the Art of Governance’: A double review

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 17:07
As the United States struggles through its sixteenth year of continuous wars two books have come out that should become required leading for national leaders, both civil and military, charged with the responsibility to bring our wars to a successful conclusion — an outcome that so far has eluded them.

The Ghost of Franco Still Haunts Catalonia

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 16:13
Mariano Rajoy’s use of violence against separatists wasn’t an aberration. It was an authentic expression of Spanish conservatism.

Nearly There, but Never Further Away

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 15:57
Europe has outsourced the dirty work of border control to Libyan militias. In doing so, it has turned African migrants into commodities to be captured, sold, and traded like slaves.

The Savior’s Dilemma

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 15:57
Are naval search-and-rescue operations saving migrants’ lives — or just encouraging them to take greater risks?

All for Nothing

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 15:57
Migrants who fail to reach Europe face humiliation, isolation, and impoverishment at home.

SitRep: Green Berets Killed in Ambush in Niger; Trump’s North Korea Decision Looms

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 13:49
Death in Niger. Three U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were killed and two more wounded after being caught  in an ambush in Niger on Wednesday. The troops were on patrol with local troops near the border with Mali, American military officials said. The two injured Americans have been evacuated to an American military hospital in ...

DARPA Wants Mobile Technologies to Combat Small Drones

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 13:39
The U.S. military needs better tech to fight store-bought drones.

Give the Nobel Peace Prize Posthumously

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 13:00
There’s an easy way to avoid betrayal by winners of the world’s most important humanitarian prize: only give it to dead people.

Shinzo Abe Just Pulled a Theresa May

Thu, 05/10/2017 - 05:34
Japan's prime minister called an early election to strengthen his mandate — and gave an opening to a serious new challenger.

The U.N. Can’t Enforce Its Sanctions on the North Korean Arms Trade

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 22:31
Fortunately, the United States can.

Draft U.N. Report Calls Out Saudi Arabia for Yemeni Children’s Deaths

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 21:20
The Gulf kingdom is on a blacklist of countries that harm children in conflict.

Senate Probe Gets ‘Clearer Picture’ of Possible Trump, Russia Collusion

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 19:40
Sen. Richard Burr said his committee’s investigation has “expanded slightly.”

Are Parking Spaces the Next Casualty of the U.S.-Russian Diplomatic Spat?

Wed, 04/10/2017 - 18:52
Russia has 11 spots in D.C. Where they are, nobody knows, but perhaps they could soon go.

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