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November 10, 2017

United States
Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!

The Marine Corps turns 242 years-old today. On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to create a Marine force composed of two battalions. Since then, the Marines have been …

Marine Corps Birthday

November 29, 2018

Climate Change
Displacement and Adaptation: The Impending Impact of Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently released a report that expressed concerns about the serious and immediate consequences of a warming planet.

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October 11, 2022

Cybersecurity
Cyber Collaboration in the Age of Hybrid Warfare: A Conversation With Jen Easterly and Paul Nakasone

Panelists discuss the collaboration of federal agencies to bolster cyberspace defensive and offensive capabilities in order to protect the United States. 

Play Computer screen with 1s and 0s across it and a hand typing on the keyboard.

December 21, 2009

Forests and Land Management
Deforestation and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

Loss of forests is a major contributor to greenhouse-gas emissions. Plans to devise a policy tool for using trees for carbon dioxide sequestration are now under way.

May 8, 2012

Nigeria
Guest Post: West African Religion in the United States

This is a guest post by Jim Sanders, a career, now retired, West Africa watcher for various federal agencies. The views expressed below are his personal views and do not reflect those of his former e…

Photo of Victory Temple courtesy Jim Sanders, Alexandria, Virginia, May 8, 2012.