Category: Conflict & Security
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Introduction: Building Trust in Cyberspace
In 2007 Georgetown University established the CyberProject under the auspices of the Institute for Law, Science & Global Security. The CyberProject seeks to hone theâ…
March 23, 2013
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Whither the War on Terror?
America’s emerging security paradigm will not focus on terrorism and the Middle East nearly as much as it used to.  As someone who spends considerable time thinking about…
January 29, 2013
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Abandon a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone
At the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2010, delegates were, for the first time, able to progress with a UN Resolution for a MEWMDFZ. The regional…
October 30, 2012
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A Better Plan for Port Security
Checking every shipping container entering American ports encumbers commercial activity, places an unnecessary burden on ports authority, and does little to deter terrorists and…
September 11, 2012
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Iran Looms Large in Russia’s and China’s Positions on Syria
It is widely argued that Russian and Chinese economic and strategic interests embedded in the survival of the Assad’s regime have outweighed their humanitarian concerns.â€â€¦
July 18, 2012
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India, Iran and the US: Three to tango?
This limited list includes but is not limited to China, Russia, India, Japan and the EU. As expected, the EU promptly fell in line, and with a little coaxing, Japan too. Tokyo…
January 24, 2012
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Matters Military: The Next War, A Special Forces War
A lot of people believe that kind of thinking is dead wrong. They expect a major conflict will quickly force the reversal of cuts called for in the guidance, and they’re in…
January 10, 2012
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Matters Military: National Security Reform is Dead, Long Live National Security Reform!
Interagency teams are supposed to help produce a whole of government approach to national security issues. As things stand those terms remain terms of aspiration more than terms…
December 16, 2011
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Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kashmir: No Grand Bargain Here
While the US is drawing down from Afghanistan, the Schaffer’s plan does not present a feasible solution to America’s issues in South Asia. First, India has positioned itself…
December 6, 2011