News You Can Use: 10/26/18
National Security
Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Hurt American Interests, Not Just American Values, The Atlantic
Bolton’s Whisper Campaign to Oust Mattis, Foreign Policy
INF Treaty: The problem with the arms control community, Defense News
It’s Unnecessary to Pick Sides in the Gulf. America Should Stop., Defense One
Would a Space Force mean the end of NASA?, The Conversation
Inside the remote U.S. base in Syria central to combating ISIS and countering Iran, NBC
Why China Technology-Transfer Threats Matter, U.S. Department of State
The President Reacts To The Mail Bombs, Government Executive
800 active-duty troops to be sent to Mexican border, Military Times
China, Russia Listening in on Trump’s Phone Calls, Defense One
How Close Did the United States Actually Get To Using Nuclear Weapons in Vietnam in 1968?, War of the Rocks
Cybersecurity
The US Needs a Cybersecurity Civilian Corps, Defense One
U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections, The New York Times
Top NSA official skeptical of ‘hack back’, Fifth Domain
Defense Digital Service, Army Open New Cyber Training Center Dubbed Tatooine, Nextgov
DHS Plans to Rejigger Government’s Cyber Sensor System for Move to Cloud, Nextgov
Public Health
It’s Too Soon to Celebrate the End of the Opioid Epidemic, The Atlantic
Rural Americans Are OK With ‘Outside’ Help To Beat Opioid Crisis And Boost Economy, NPR
DOJ Chases Positive Overdose Numbers With More Funding, Route Fifty
Methamphetamine Roils Rural Towns Again Across The U.S., NPR
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Iraq Is Tempting Fate by Punishing Women, Foreign Policy
Palestine: Authorities Crush Dissent, Human Rights Watch
UNICEF asks to guarantee the rights of migrant and refugee children at all times and in all places, UNICEF
Syrian refugees and the schooling challenge, Brookings
Trans rights are under threat in the US, but Uruguay is massively expanding them, Quartz
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights: U.N. panel, Reuters
Yemen crisis: Half of population facing ‘pre-famine conditions’, BBC
Government & Military Personnel
OPM: Federal Happiness Stagnated in 2018, While Survey Participation Tanked, Government Executive
Federal Officers Association Asks OPM to Roll Back 2016 Annuity Change, Government Executive
Porn-Watching Employee Infected Government Networks With Russian Malware, IG Says, Nextgov
Posted: October 26, 2018 by Simons Center
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