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September 11, 2007
| Author: | E. Alshech |
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Must Read
This document delves into the concepts of jihad, arguing that jihadists aim to "persistently drain the economic strength of the U.S."
See more in United States, Middle East, Terrorism, Terrorism and the Economy
April 24, 2007
| Author: | Eben Kaplan, Associate Editor |
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Backgrounder
Rising demand stands to increase the strain on the already taxed U.S. power grid. Without intervention, the system could become even more susceptible to terrorist attacks and acts of nature.
See more in United States, Homeland Security, Energy Security
April 24, 2007
Daily Analysis
With summer approaching, experts warn the overburdened and aging U.S. electrical grid has become less reliable and more vulnerable to disruptions.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security
April 2007
Essential Documents
Standards
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March 12, 2007
| Author: | Eben Kaplan, Associate Editor |
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Backgrounder
Backgrounder: Experts say more should be done to reduce risk on both passenger and freight rail.
See more in United States, Homeland Security
Updated: March 2007
| Author: | Stephen E. Flynn, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies |
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Academic Module
Three years after September 11, the United States is still dangerously unprepared to prevent or respond to another attack on its soil. Faced with this threat, the United States should be operating on a wartime footing at home. But despite the many new security precautions that have been proposed, America’s most serious vulnerabilities remain ominously exposed.
See more in United States, Defense/Homeland Security, Terrorist Attacks
February 12, 2007
Podcast
Carl Prine, an investigative reporter for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, says his recent report on rail security discovered glaring vulnerabilities that potentially endanger thousands of lives on a daily basis.
See more in United States, Border and Ports, Homeland Security
December 11, 2006
| Author: | Eben Kaplan, Associate Editor |
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Backgrounder
Attacks on U.S. chemical facilities have the potential to affect thousands, possibly millions of people, yet many of them remain poorly secured. Legislation to improve security standards has been watered down.
See more in United States, Homeland Security
December 11, 2006
Daily Analysis
Security experts believe many U.S. chemical facilities are vulnerable to catastrophic attacks. Improvements have been slow to come, and Congress recently declined to take tough steps called for by experts.
See more in United States, Homeland Security
August 10, 2006
Steven Simon, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies interviewed by Eben Kaplan, Associate Editor
Interview
CFR Senior Fellow Steven Simon says the plot uncovered by British authorities to simultaneously down several aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean bears all the hallmarks of al-Qaeda and suggests the group is still a viable threat.
See more in U.K., Terrorist Organizations
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Iraq (5/8): Mohamad Bazzi urges the U.S. and Iraqi governments not to exclude Muqtada al-Sadr from the political process, in The National.
Campaign 2008 (5/5): It would be a travesty if Obama’s campaign gets knocked off course because of his former preacher, writes Sebastian Mallaby in the Washington Post.
Iraq War (5/3): Max Boot argues that the increase in casualties could be a sign that tough combat is under way that will lead to the enemy’s defeat, in the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. Economy (5/2): Amity Shlaes criticizes Hillary Clinton’s plan to implement a windfall oil tax, on Bloomberg.com.
Food Crisis (5/1): Gene Sperling warns that one of the casualties of the food crisis will be the schooling of the world’s poorest children, on Bloomberg.com.
Three-Front War (4/30): Michael Gerson argues that a decent outcome in Iraq would be considerably devalued if counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan stall, in the Washington Post.
Climate change poses threats to national security in a number of ways. In this report, sponsored by the Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Joshua W. Busby offers specific recommendations for confronting this important issue, including a list of "no-regrets" policies.
This report, by International Affairs Fellow Michelle D. Gavin and sponsored by the Center for Preventive Action, surveys the current situation in Zimbabwe and proposes steps that can increase the likelihood that regime change, when it comes, will bring constructive reform instead of conflict and state collapse.
Complete list of Council Special Reports.
In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.
In Regional Monetary Integration, Peter B. Kenen poses an important question: Should various country groups follow the lead of the European Monetary Union and form similar full-fledged monetary unions?
Walter Russell Mead recounts the story of the centuries-long rivalry between the English- speaking peoples and their enemies in God and Gold.
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