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What to Do About Zero-Day Hacks? Try A Middle Road
A system of government incentives will keep us safer than trying to buy up all newly discovered vulnerabilities, or outlawing their sale.
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The Indian Army Just Suffered Its Biggest Attack in a Decade as Tensions Rise with Pakistan
Sunday’s terrorist attack that killed 17 New Delhi troops occurred alongside a new Kashmir crackdown that has killed 85 so far.
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The Other Front Line: Iraqi Schools Need Our Help
The ultimate success of the coming military assault on Mosul will depend on reviving a shattered educational system.
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The UK Is Having the War Debate That America Isn't
The U.S. and Britain both intervened in Iraq and Libya. Only one is now seriously reckoning with those choices.
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Just Wait Until Data Thieves Start Releasing Altered and Fake Emails
It's one thing for someone to air your dirty laundry. It's another thing entirely to throw in a few choice items that aren't real.
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A Peek into French Signals Intelligence
France’s former top SIGINT spy confirms an advanced persistent threat and muses about a merger with German intelligence.
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Powerful Countries Don't Nuke First
A no-first-use approach toward nuclear weapons is the policy of Goliath, not Gandhi.
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The True Costs of America's Credit-Card War on Terror
The bills will be coming for decades, in the form of debt-service interest, veterans’ medical expenses, and forgone opportunities.
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How Much Really Changed About Terrorism on 9/11?
Three founders of modern terrorism studies reflect on what the world has learned about political violence—and what remains unknown.
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Six Steps to Starting Over After a Civil War
How do you dismantle the animosities of a half-century war and create peace in a country known for its absence?
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Nuclear Test No. 5: How North Korea's Compares to Other Countries'
Here's what other nuclear powers achieved, and what that reveals about Kim Jong Un's progress.
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North Korea Is Not Afraid of the International Community
With sanctions having no effect, few options remain short of regime change and acquiescence to Pyongyang as a permanent nuclear power.
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Trump's Defense-and-Budget Plan Has Been Tried Before
The GOP candidate's proposals for irresponsible tax cuts and uncapped defense spending look quite a bit like George W. Bush's.
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Hillary Clinton Fails to Offer a Foreign-Policy Vision
At a candidate’s forum on Wednesday night, the Democratic nominee served up loads of specifics—but no positive story to weave them together.
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The Global Threat That Went Undiscussed at the G20 Summit
Our fight against cyber crime must grow beyond passive defense and unenforceable indictments — but it won't if leaders don't even talk about it.
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The Dangerous Myth of an 'Icebreaker Gap'
The U.S. fleet of icebreaking ships is already too small to handle its Arctic duties. Don't stretch it further with a made-up military mission.
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The United Nations: What's the Point?
It's not clear the organization can effectively confront—or even survive—today's challenges.
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Duterte Shakes Up Relations with US, Shores Them Up with China
The Philippines' new president is cozying up to Beijing and sending mixed messages on existing U.S. troop agreements.
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Want to Lead? Talk to the Media
American voters deserve to be informed by their candidates and generals.
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