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Nov 30, 2012

Yemen’s Democratic Revolution, One Year Later

By Danya Greenfield

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Yemen’s president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, stepping down from power after more than 10 months of protests led by youth activists and joined by a cross-section of opposition groups and ordinary Yemenis throughout the country. Over the past year, Yemen has crawled its way back from the brink of […]

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Nov 30, 2012

US Commanders in Chief Should Heed the Military Consequences

By Harlan Ullman

To ensure civilian control over its military, the US Constitution specifies that the president, and not a general or an admiral, is commander in chief of the armed forces.

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Nov 28, 2012

JCS Vice Chairman: US Must Prioritize National Security Interests

By James Joyner

With major budget cuts looming, the United States will have to be more selective than it has been in recent years in military interventions, says the the number two officer in the Pentagon.

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Nov 26, 2012

Did the Recent Fighting Hamper an Israeli-Palestinian Solution?

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

While hundreds of millions Muslims believe 9/11 was history’s biggest conspiracy, hatched by U.S. intelligence and Israel’s Mossad, to justify a global crackdown on Islamist militants, there are also countless millions of Arabs who are convinced the Nazi Holocaust was grossly exaggerated to justify “the Jewish occupation of Palestine.”

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Nov 20, 2012

3-D Printing Revolution in Military Logistics

By Jon R. Drushal and Michael Llenza

The 3-D printing revolution is completely upending the global manufacturing base. Its potential impact on defense and national security is just as revolutionary but could be marginalized if the Defense Department fails to adopt a comprehensive vision and strategy.

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Nov 19, 2012

Obama Wise Not to Play Battleship

By Andrew L. Stigler

The 2012 presidential campaign, like most, was a frustrating one for national security.

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Nov 19, 2012

The Incredible, Shrinking Modern Military

By Magnus Nordenman

While military forces have grown ever more sophisticated, their size and density have been on the decline for decades.

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Nov 15, 2012

The US Needs Courage Leadership from Obama to Avoid Conflict

By Harlan Ullman

In the United States, 9/11 won’t be easily forgotten as the day terror violated our shores. In Britain, on 7/7, English-born Pakistanis stunned Britain by attacking the London Underground. But, in Europe as a whole, 11/11/11 may have larger emotional impact even nearly a century after World War I ended.

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Oct 30, 2012

What the US Risks by Relying on Drones

By Kurt Volker

 As documented in the recent Post series “The Permanent War,” the United States increasingly relies on drone strikes as a principal and permanent component in fighting global terrorism. This is effective at killing terrorist leadership and is relatively painless politically at home, as it does not require massive military engagements or put U.S. soldiers or […]

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Oct 29, 2012

What the Cuban Missile Crisis Teaches Us About Iran

By Frederick Kempe

Bob Schieffer of CBS News struck the right note when he opened this week’s presidential debate on foreign policy by reminding viewers it was “the 50th anniversary of the night that President Kennedy told the world that the Soviet Union had installed nuclear missiles in Cuba, perhaps the closest we’ve ever come to nuclear war.” […]

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