Gailforce: Aspen Security Forum Part II
August 12, 2016 9 min. read

During the Forum, Secretary Johnson focused on the evolving nature of the terrorism threat, what we need to do in response, and the need for resiliency.

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Dammed If You Do, Damned If You Don’t: Cooperation in the Nile Basin
August 7, 2016 7 min. read

Issues like water governance and cross-border coordination of energy supply are likely to become much more thorny diplomatic exercises to deal with.

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Modern Slavery at Sea
August 7, 2016 7 min. read

The discovery of unpaid seamen trapped on an offshore oil supply vessel highlights the links between forced labor and the formal, legal global economy.

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Russian South China Sea Drills Complicate Japanese Security
August 7, 2016 4 min. read

Japan’s desire to become a more “normal” power through South China Sea proclamations has just become more complicated thanks to Russia.

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Making the Olympics Less of an Elite Event
August 5, 2016 3 min. read

No country should host the Olympics unless there is a guaranteed positive economic return from the Games. Unfortunately, this is not the case of Rio 2016.

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GailForce: Aspen Security Forum Part I
August 4, 2016 9 min. read

The Aspen Security Forum offers the opportunity to hear directly from the people developing and executing our security strategy.

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Alliances and American Values
August 4, 2016 5 min. read

Trump is not alone in complaining about alliances. Others, for various reasons, dislike our relationship with Saudi Arabia or arrangements with Pakistan.

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The Myth of Islamic Banking
July 31, 2016 5 min. read

Islamists not only look at religion as a panacea to political issues, but also as a provider of social justice and an engine of economic prosperity.

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THAAD Fuels Tensions in South Korea-China Relations
July 31, 2016 8 min. read

After months of intense negotiations, the US-South Korea Joint Working Group announced the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).

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The World Needs Maternalistic Leadership
July 28, 2016 4 min. read

With the worldwide rising tide of female leadership, the global public’s call for a female UN leader encapsulates today’s zeitgeist.

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Singapore’s Wisdom in China’s Development: The ‘Guangdong Model’
July 27, 2016 6 min. read

What is the ‘China Model’? Answers vary, and it seems impossible to reach a consensus. However, one can look at the case of Guangdong for clues.

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Protecting Citizens, Vulnerable Groups and The Social Contract
July 26, 2016 3 min. read

The social contract outlines the responsibility of a government to keep their citizenry safe and healthy within reasonable measures.

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