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National Security The Manchester Attack and the Difficulty of Prevention, Defense One In NATO Speech, Trump Is Vague About Mutual Defense Pledge, The New York Times France, Germany to agree to NATO role against Islamic State: diplomats, Reuters Trump Advisor Stephen Miller Blocked G-7 Migration Proposal, Foreign Policy What the Manchester attack shows us about […]

Memorial Day represents a day of national awareness and reverence, honoring Americans who died while defending the nation and its values. Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, honors service members who have died in all U.S. wars. Memorial Day differs from Veterans Day even though both federal holidays acknowledge military members. Veterans […]

National Security The Islamic State and the End of Lone-Wolf Terrorism, Foreign Policy Political Violence Against Americans 2016, Department of State Lindsey Graham Invokes Benghazi in Attacking Trump Budget, The Huffington Post Trump budget proposal slashes Obama’s counterterror partnerships fund, Defense News Are the U.S. and Iran on a Collision Course in Syria?, Foreign Policy […]

Earlier this year, the RAND Corporation published a report suggesting a new cyber strategy for the U.S. Army. Tactical Cyber proposes a strategy for tactical Army cyber operations and describes how the Army should use available resources to achieve mission objectives. RAND’s report documents research conducted as part of the project “Building a Strategy for Cyber Support to […]

National Security Israeli Intelligence Furious Over Trump’s Loose Lips, Foreign Policy Trump says he never told the Russians classified intelligence came from Israel, The Washington Post Manchester bombing suspect identified: Islamic State claims responsibility, The Washington Post Trump budget fails to live up to ‘historic’ defense promises, analysts say, Defense News Trump to Propose $1.4 […]

The National Academy of Public Administration recently published a book concerning the role of the Senior Executive Service (SES) nearly forty years after the SES was created. Building a 21st Century Senior Executive Service is the result of a November 2014 Brookings Institution summit that focused on modernizing the SES. The book is a collection of perspectives on […]

Featured article: Additive Manufacturing: Implications for the Interagency’s Nuclear Counterproliferation Tasks by John W. Andrews The emerging technology of additive manufacturing (AM) is rapidly revolutionizing the world of industry. Additive manufacturing enables the layering of materials, using precise, computer-controlled machines, to quickly build objects with complex shapes at low cost. Indeed, AM promises to produce things that, […]

National Security Making Diplomacy Great Again, The American Interest European leaders fear Trump’s political chaos is undermining U.S. power, The Washington Post FBI Counterintelligence Agents Don’t Forgive or Forget, Foreign Policy Tillerson holds a press conference without U.S. media, Politico Joe Lieberman Is a Leading Contender for FBI Director, The Atlantic New defense budget poised […]

National Security How foreign intelligence services help keep America safe, Brookings The Risks of Sharing Intelligence, The Atlantic Trump Keeps the Iran Deal Alive, For Now, Foreign Policy The Government Wants You to Stop the Next Edward Snowden, Government Executive McMaster calls Trump’s conversation with Russian officials ‘wholly appropriate‘, Politico North Korea: The Military Options, […]

National Security How historic would a $1 trillion infrastructure program be?, Brookings Trump revealed intelligence secrets to Russians in Oval Office: officials, Reuters Ransomware attack ‘like having a Tomahawk missile stolen’, says Microsoft boss, The Guardian Trump stokes fears of how he’d handle real crisis, Politico This is why Trump’s loose tongue has compromised U.S. […]