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Trade, National Security, and Canada
October 2, 2018 4 min. read

Canada is the United States’ second largest trade partner after China. While issues exist, it is not a problematic partner. President Trump, however, has imposed economic sanctions on it, has threatened more sanctions, and singled it out for special condemnation in his rhetoric. A high point in the latter regard came when Peter Navarro, the […]

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Blinking Red: Reconsidering U.S. Approaches to Cybersecurity
February 25, 2017 4 min. read

Cybersecurity threats range from Russia’s influence on the U.S. elections to the ongoing theft by China of industrial intellectual property and North Korea’s attacks on U.S. media.

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Lone Wolf Terrorism: Beyond the Quest for Personality Type Congruence
February 13, 2017 7 min. read

Sorting out lone wolves by ideology, target type, age, and socio-economic status can help counterterrorism efforts.

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For China and Russia, U.S. Unorthodoxy Is No Substitute For Trust
February 3, 2017 5 min. read

The new U.S. administration’s unorthodox diplomacy will run up against the U.S.’ own national security establishment, as well as those of China and Russia.

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Refugees Are The Wrong Target for U.S. Politicians
November 24, 2015 4 min. read

In the wake of the Paris attacks, American politicians of all stripes are rushing to burnish their security credentials. In their proposals they are undermining the one measure that might exhibit America’s basic motives in Syria, while adding nothing to U.S. security

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Mumbai Avengers and Other Tales from the Indian Security Establishment
April 21, 2015 6 min. read

The launch party for a fictional book this past weekend in New Delhi featured several noteworthy assertions about the real-world dimensions of the India-Pakistan rivalry and the inside workings of India’s national security machinery.

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Energy Resources and Political Dynamics with Gulf States
March 9, 2015 9 min. read

For years, oil has been powered our increasingly technologically dependent world. Oil alternatives are becoming increasingly popular, and coupled with the Persian Gulf’s limited supply, many governments have tried to stay ahead of the market, which forecasts a world that’s not dependent on the Arabian Peninsula’s oil.

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Defending Gold and Ourselves: Terrorism and Putin’s Strained Olympic Games
January 30, 2014 10 min. read

A hum of activity pulls two cities together.  In one, the shuffle of feet and the rush of cars compose the soundtrack to a morning rush hour.  In the other we hear the excited bustling of a town nearing the end of long preparations for a shining, global sporting event.  From afar, the buzz that […]

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General Wesley Clark on Energy and National Security 
November 26, 2012 5 min. read

After a panel discussion at New York University shortly before November’s election, General Wesley Clark (ret.) was kind enough to answer some questions regarding the national security dimension of America’s energy situation. This piece originally appeared in the Kensington Review. Q: What security threats bother you most when it comes to energy issues? General Clark: Over four decades, […]

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