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Survey: 2/3 of Natsec Pros Give Iran Deal Thumbs Down
A Defense One survey finds deep skepticism among U.S. active-duty military and civilian government employees in national-security jobs.
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The West Point Professor Who Contemplated a Coup
A controversial law professor resigns after calling his intellectual opponents treasonous, and perhaps exaggerating his credentials.
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Norfolk, Home To World’s Largest Naval Base, Must Adapt As Waters Rise
This port city is racing to figure out how to deal with harsher storms and elevated sea levels — and it's not alone.
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The Allure of ISIS Has Reached Long-Stable Ghana
So far, recruits number a tiny handful of people in a nation of 26 million. But Ghanaians should hear alarm bells ringing.
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How To Respond To a State-Sponsored Cyber Attack
The murky nature of network warfare makes it hard to choose a response. Here are some ways to think about it.
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Who's Leading the World's ‘Counter Violent Extremism’ Efforts? No One
An international institution dedicated to CVE research and evaluation would reduce redundancy and promote buy-in.
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How JSOC Harnessed Networks To Take on Terrorists
A former SEAL and McChrystal aide outlines the cultural shifts that helped fight AQI — and are needed against ISIS.
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Incirlik Air Strikes Aren’t Changing Any Games Just Yet
Two weeks after U.S. planes started bombing ISIS from Turkish bases, the number of strikes in Syria has declined.
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Pakistan Must Convince the World of its Intentions
Tackling terror, all terror, should be Job No. 1 for Islamabad.
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The US Military Should Deploy More Troops as UN Peacekeepers
Obama is calling a summit to boost the UN's peacekeeping efforts. His first step should be to lead by example.
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Top-Down IT Approach Too Slow To Meet Threats
The Defense Department arms itself for cyber at the same plodding pace with which it buys major weapons.
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What Iran Deal Critics Don't Understand About Iran
To Iranians at home and abroad, the agreement isn't a bet on a suspect regime, but on its people.
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It’s Time to Confront Beijing About the South China Sea
To allow China to continue to expand its role and expectations invites future conflict on a larger scale.
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Why Can’t Obama Get His Defense Secretary To Release This Guantanamo Prisoner?
The Pentagon, not Congress, is blocking the release of 75-pound prisoner Tariq Ba Odah, six years after he was cleared to go. Where is the president?
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Artillery, Protests, and Giant Balloons Mark Rising Korean Tensions
North and South Korea, locked in one of the world’s most intractable conflicts, exchanged fire on Thursday.
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Don’t Let the Iran Deal Become 2016’s Swift Boat
Opponents are attacking the Iran Deal with everything they’ve got—almost all of it entirely fabricated and unsupported by the entire nuclear expert community.
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Russia And China Have A Cyber Nonaggression Pact
The two powers are advancing a vision of security in cyberspace that is markedly different from Western approaches.
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The International-Relations Argument Against Killer Robots
AI-assisted weapons could spark an arms race that would increase the likelihood of wars — and the slope of their escalation.
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The New US Army Chief Sets His Tone
Here are a few takeaways from Milley's first address since taking command of the nearly half-million strong active duty force.
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