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Iran is no Irrational Martyr State

As word of an interim agreement on Iran’s nuclear program filtered out, Iranians on the streets in Tehran rejoiced. Meanwhile, ...
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America’s Failed Revolution

By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, ...
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Soldier and State: Officership, Leadership, and Society

Nearly 60 years ago, political scientist Samuel Huntington analyzed military officership in terms of what he called the “distinguishing characteristics ...
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What’s Unusual About Today’s Dual-Use Technologies?

Whether it’s finding our way around with the help of a GPS, sending large files through e-mail, or flying across ...
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Improving CBRN Forensics Can Stop War Crimes

Investigating criminal acts involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials presents a number of unique challenges. A crime scene ...
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Why the Pentagon Needs a War on PowerPoint

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter became the latest top Pentagon official to recognize the threat posed by the indiscriminate and ingrained ...
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Tsar of Tsars

Remarkable that over a half century after the fall of Nazism and the worst of Soviet oppression and Maoism, we ...
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Can A ‘Freeze’ Work in Syria?

What’s the difference between a “freeze” and a “ceasefire”? Some might say it’s just semantics, but UN negotiators in Syria ...
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Vladimir Putin is No Mystery

There are many theories put forward as to the goals, intentions, and motivations of Vladimir Putin, yet he remains a ...
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When Allying with Evil Makes Sense

Muttering about the importance of never compromising, Rorschach leaves the Antarctic palace, intent on telling the world of how Ozymandias ...