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Nov 11, 20132 min read
Keep Your Friends Close . . .
The recent media circus surrounding the leaking of classified information concerning our National Security Agency (NSA) cell phone...
Apr 2, 20132 min read
Congress v. China: The Cyber-Espionage Debate Turns Into Concrete Action
During a speech to the Asia Society on March 11, 2013, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon took China to task for suspected acts of...
Mar 10, 20133 min read
Winter is Coming
The enforcement of a recent Florida law forcing international drivers to apply for and carry an international driver’s license (in...
Dec 8, 20123 min read
The M23, Rwanda, the Conflict in the Congo, and Possible Implications on U.S. National Security
On November 19th, a rebel group known as the M23 militia easily captured the strategic city of Goma as part of its eight-month campaign...
Nov 21, 20122 min read
Could “SMART port security” reverse “SAFE port security”?
In 2006, the British firm Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) was taken over by Dubai Ports World (DPW). Such a...
Jun 8, 20124 min read
Declaration or Authorization: Congress’s Role under the War Powers Resolution
Article I Section 8 of the Constitution explicitly gives Congress the power to declare War. Officially, this power has only been used by...
Mar 5, 20123 min read
U.S. Military to Set War Crimes Precedent with Ali Musa Daqduq
The New York Times recently reported that the Office of Military Commissions has commenced filing charges against Ali Musa Daqduq...
Dec 19, 20113 min read
Executive Transition: The Death of Kim Jong-il
Word came from North Korea by state newscast that their leader for decades, Kim Jong-il had died on December 17, 2011. The United States...
Nov 29, 20113 min read
Mitigating the “Balloon Effect”: Pressure on Mexican Routes Leads to Trafficking Back to Caribbean,
At a media roundtable in Miami on November 8, 2011, William Brownfield, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International...
Sep 22, 20114 min read
Why Palestinian Statehood is a Question for the U.N.
As the Palestinians seek U.N. support for a state of their own, Washington has advanced two arguments to dissuade them: first, that...
Feb 18, 20101 min read
Bellinger Op-Ed in Sunday NYT, Claims Bush and Obama Similar on Int'l Law
In a Sunday Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, John Bellinger, partner at Arnold & Porter (and former Bush State Dept. lawyer) asserted...
Feb 4, 20102 min read
China Plans Foreign Military Bases, How the US Should Respond
In a move that is likely calculated to counter US influence abroad, the Chinese government plans to set up military bases beyond its own...
Nov 18, 20092 min read
NYT Op-Ed on US-China Relations; Obama's China Visit
Given China’s important (and sometimes stifling) role in the UN Security Council, its leadership role in the Shanghai Cooperation...
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