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Harun Maruf comes on the show to discuss jihadism in Somalia. Some of the topics covered include:
What al-Shabab has been up to since the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya
Background on al-Shabab’s leade...
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With Charlie Savage’s book out today, I can add to my post last week about the decline of OLC as a source of relatively independent, dispositive legal advice on national security issues within the Execut...
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The other day, I was privileged to participate in the CIA and George Washington University's conference on "The Ethos and Profession of Intelligence." Here are videos and audio of all of the sessions. Th...
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An ISIS AUMF?
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Insider threats rightly occupy a significant portion of the public discussion (and private debate inside corporations and government agencies) about cybersecurity. The company employee who intentionally ...
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Editors Note: This article was cross-posted with the Federalist Society
On Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Clapper announced a plan to implement a new set of transparency principles for the I...
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The second in a series of our book soirees at the Hoover Institution's Washington Office will take place next Tuesday, November 10, when Jack interviews Charlie Savage about his new book, Power Wars: Ins...
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Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
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From my piece Friday on Shaker Aamer: "Aamer was 'cleared for transfer,' after all, and that translates in a lot of people's minds and in a lot of news stories to 'cleared,' which translates in turn in a...
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Editor’s Note: The Kurds are the largest nation in the Middle East without a state of their own and their quest for more rights and at times independence has led to civil wars, unrest, and near-genocidal...
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The past few days have witnessed two huge developments in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the U.S. Navy conducted a long-anticipated freedom of navigation (FON) patrol in the Spratly Islands. Two days l...
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In light of the scientific consensus that substantial increases in atmospheric CO2 will inevitably lead to solar-driven global warming, the nations of the world are seeking to obtain agreement on proposa...