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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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July 1, 2011
Defense and Security
Friday File:Congress Still Not Biting on Libya
Above the Fold. I wrote two weeks ago that nothing would come of congressional efforts to reverse President Obama on Libya. Lo and behold, lawmakers have given speeches, pounded tables, and held vo…
February 13, 2013
United States
State of the Union Defends Targeted Killings
Last night, President Obama’s State of the Union address included the following passage: "Today, the organization that attacked us on 9/11 is a shadow of its former self. Different al-Qaeda affiliat…
September 21, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: National Security Threats, Drones, and ’Red Lines’
Margaret Coker, Adam Entous, Jay Solomon, and Siobhan Gorman, “Miscues Before Libya Assault,” Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2012. Some officials say the U.S. could have sent military forces to …
March 9, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: Syria, Iran, and Targeted Killings
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, "The Situation in Syria," March 7, 2012. SENATOR WEBB: I want to ask you about one thing that you said, because I think we all need to think about i…
October 26, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: Drones, Targeted Killings, and Autonomous Robots
Maria Abi-Habib, “Troops Shot After Taliban Leader’s Call,” Wall Street Journal, October 26, 2012. Anti-American feelings are rife in the Afghan army and police, the two forces that are supposed to …
