Threats
The Team That Chases Down Online Threats To The President
It’s easy to find angry words on Twitter and Facebook, but who should be punished and how much time should the U.S. spend doing so?
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Martin O’Malley’s Link Between Climate Change and ISIS Isn’t Crazy At All
There’s an established body of work drawing a connection between drought, resource scarcity, and conflict in general. And the battlefields of Syria happen to feature all three.
Threats
How to Make a Country Vanish: A Journey Inside Eastern Ukraine
From mailboxes to license plates, Russia is everywhere in eastern Donetsk.
Threats
To Prevent Insider Threats, DOD Must First Define ‘Normal’
The Pentagon thinks it can build an automated system to predict and prevent future Fort Hood-style attacks. But it’s a problem as big as big data itself.
Threats
What International Law Says When Boko Haram's Captive Nigerian Girls Commit Atrocities
The world must determine who's at fault after Nigeria's terrorist organization forced many kidnapped Chibok girls to do horrible things.
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What Africans Think Is the Biggest Threat to the Continent
Terrorism is up there, but it doesn't top the list.
Threats
The Dirty Secret About the Iran Deal
A deal, as morally dubious as this one is, is a national security necessity.
Policy
Russia, Not ISIS, Greatest Threat to US, General Says
Some senators seemed surprised when Gen. Paul Selva called the nuclear-armed former superpower a bigger threat than Islamic State militants who drive captured Humvees.
Threats
The Other Group Looking Forward to the Era of the Iran Deal
Weapons companies - especially those from Russia and China - are standing by to upgrade Tehran's aging military equipment.
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Climate Scientists Warn That Global Warming Is as Threatening As Nuclear War
Rising global temperatures and sea levels will become an international security issue if left unattended.
Threats
Pentagon’s IED Office Reinvents Itself For A New War
JIEDDO is now JIDA, with a permanent place in the bureaucracy and license to target more than roadside bombs.
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