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Here’s What To Expect in National Security in 2015
You think 2014 was a busy year for America’s military and national security community? There’s no sign of letting up next year. By Defense One Staff
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Can Japan Kickstart an International Cyber Alliance?
Ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan's parliament instructed Tokyo to contribute to international arrangements that improve its cybersecurity. By Motohiro Tsuchiya
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Why Foreign Fighters Face Few Real Travel Restrictions
A variety of approaches from across the world has created loopholes that fighters can easily bypass by traveling through other countries with their Western passports. By Harry Oppenheimer
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North Korea Is Experiencing a Full Internet Blackout
It's unclear what is causing the outage, though the timing is likely to fuel speculation that it is a retaliatory move by U.S. authorities over the Sony hack. By Dustin Volz
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What the Intelligence Community Thought Would Happen in 2015 - in 2000
At the turn of the century, a group of intelligence officers offered up what they thought conflict would look like in 2015 would look like. By Kedar Pavgi
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What Does ‘Security’ in Post-2014 Afghanistan Really Mean?
It’s not just about troops on the ground and the readiness of the Afghan security forces. By Catherine Powell
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Why the US Can't Punish North Korea
The FBI formally accused the isolated country of the Sony hack, but the White House is basically powerless to do anything to respond. By Adam Chandler
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How Did North Korea Pull Off the Sony Hack?
The Sony hack was carried out by a very poor country where citizens are thought to lack basic internet access. By John McDuling
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US Releases Four Afghan Detainees From Guantanamo
The U.S. prison in Guantanamo still holds 63 men who have been cleared for release. By Allen McDuffee
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Obama Says the North Korea Hack Was ‘Cybervandalism,’ Not Cyber War
President Obama calls the Sony hack a reminder to do a lot more to guard against them.’ By Allen McDuffee
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Why Sanctions on Iran Are Not at All Like the Embargo on Cuba
Havana and Tehran are very, very different—and here's why the Obama administration’s approach to U.S. sanctions should be, too. By Bobby Ghosh
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America's $28 Billion Failure in Pakistan
The U.S. has never convinced the Pakistanis to confront militants. Could that change after the Taliban's school attack? By David Rohde
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Is Obama’s ‘Iraq First’ Strategy Working Against ISIS?
The Obama administration believes it can tackle problems in Iraq first, then Syria, but will that make things better or worse down the road? By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon and Stephanie Gaskell
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America Is Learning the Hard Way How To Respond to Cyber Threats
The Obama administration's caution in responding to the alleged North Korean hack on Sony Pictures illuminates the boundaries of national cyber security policy. By Adam Segal
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The D Brief: Landmark shift in US-Cuba relations; The spies in the middle; Rubio rising; A view from inside Langley; What Hollywood gets wrong about North Korea; And a bit more.
By Gordon Lubold with Ben Watson and Kevin Baron
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