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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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September 12, 2011
9/11
Seven Best Books on 9/11 and the U.S. Response
The best books written on the 9/11 attacks and on how the U.S. government has responded in the decade since then.
December 8, 2023
Climate Change
Ten Most Significant World Events in 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, here are the top ten most notable world events of the year.
February 3, 2012
Politics and Government
Friday File: Is a U.S. Military Strike on Iran Nearing?
Above the Fold. The rhetoric on Iran certainly heated up this week. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta noted ominously on Sunday “if we have to do it, we will do it” when asked what the United States …
November 25, 2014
Cybersecurity
Net Politics Book Review: Countdown to Zero Day
The first public announcement of what became known as Stuxnet, the malware designed to slow Iran’s nuclear program, could have easily disappeared into the ether. VirusBlokAda, a little-known cybersec…
June 6, 2012
United States
The Truth About U.S. Kill Lists
This morning, the headline of a New York Times article read: “Senators to Open Inquiry Into ‘Kill List’ and Iran Security Leaks.” The article quotes Senator John McCain on the Senate floor yesterday …
April 8, 2016
Elections and Voting
Campaign 2016 Weekly Foreign Policy Roundup: Bernie Sanders Raises Questions About His Grasp of Foreign Policy
Last week it was Donald Trump. This week it is Bernie Sanders who has people questioning his command of foreign policy issues. Speaking with the editorial board of the New York Daily News, the Ver…
