June 18, 2020
CybersecurityInternal report says elite CIA hacking unit failed to secure its own systems; Chinese scientists report progress in developing secure satellite transmissions; Russian scientist charged with passing c…
August 8, 2019
Election 2020Update: Tim Ryan announced on October 24, 2019, that he was ending his campaign. Niles, Ohio, is one of the few places in the United States that can say it is the birthplace of a president. Americ…
March 11, 2019
United StatesBy Jennifer Schuessler New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/books/scholar-of-the-marshall-plan-wins-american-history-book-prize.html] March 11, 2019 Benn Steil, the author of “…
September 25, 2018
Women and Women's RightsThe Trump administration announced intentions to lower the refugee ceiling in fiscal year 2019, a change that would disproportionately affect women and children, who represented 72 percent of refugee…
September 4, 2018
Nuclear EnergyBackground reading on the future of the global nuclear trade and the commercial opportunities and national security risks that it presents to the United States.
December 1, 2017
CybersecurityThis week: Three Chinese nationals indicted on hacking charges, a BRICS internet, Germany takes aim at Facebook again, and Timothy Carpenter goes to the Supreme Court.
November 18, 2016
Here is a quick round-up of this week’s technology headlines and related stories you may have missed: 1. Disinformation. Disinformation everywhere. Since Donald Trump’s election, the "fake news" phe…
August 22, 2013
IranThe new Iranian government under President Hassan Rohani is very often being described as "moderate" these days. For example, The Wall Street Journal’s story on his election was entitled "Moderate Cl…
September 14, 2012
EducationI spent a fascinating day this week at the Techonomy conference in Detroit, and came away with a new appreciation for why I should get out of Washington more than I do. The conference, the brainchild…
July 26, 2012
TradeAmtrak proposed a $7 billion project to revamp Union Station (WashPost). The Washington, DC station that opened in 1907 is the train service’s second busiest, and its overcrowded tracks prevent furth…
