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Oct 29 |
CIA, Congress, Military |
Aki Peritz |
4741 Views
Like hundreds of Americans who have a penchant for C-SPAN and little to do on a Thursday afternoon in October, I watched / listened to parts of Hillary Clinton’s 11+ hours of testimony to the House Select Committee on...
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Aug 17 |
Asia-Pacific, Foreign Policy, Military |
Gabriel Alvarado |
5312 Views
Sino-U.S. ties certainly appear to be fraying these days, with Chinese land reclamation efforts in the South China Sea (SCS) being met by U.S. military freedom of navigation (FON) activities in these waters. Washington’s...
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Aug 3 |
Military, War of Ideas |
Peter Storey |
3976 Views
This post originally appeared in Cicero Magazine. Can you remember the last time the conclusion of a war was widely celebrated by soldiers, politicians, the press and the public? While I may admittedly be a young man, I cannot....
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Jun 15 |
Intelligence Collection, Military, surveillance, Terrorism |
Aki Peritz |
3521 Views
I recently wrote this piece for Slate about the foolishness of reminding our adversaries that the U.S. monitors their social media output. By publicly informing them of their OPSEC problems, we only hurt ourselves. — It...
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Feb 23 |
Foreign Policy, Hostages, Military, Terrorism, War of Ideas |
Kevin Strouse |
5491 Views
For the last several months, various media outlets have been sharply critical of the Obama administration’s unsuccessful attempt in July 2014 to rescue four American hostages held by ISIS in Syria. This coverage has been...
