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Drones series, Part I: Pakistan’s decade of drones (2004-2014)
By Zoha Waseem: ‘Things fall out of the sky’ In June 2004, the first drone strike in Pakistan targeted a man who had rejected peace agreements with the government, sworn allegiance to the Taliban, and...
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Drones series, Part II: Daring to use drones. Why targeted killings are a...
By David C. Hofmann: Fuelled by the global ‘war on terror’ that emerged in the aftermath of the 9/11 and 7/7 attacks, Western democracies have been steadily increasing their use of drone strikes to...
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Drones series, Part IV. ‘May you die in a drone strike’: Yemen, AQAP and the...
By Dr Victoria Fontan: Drones are slowly making their way into our modern lives. They can now deliver books, medical marijuana, or beer to sailors at sea. In the next few years, drones will...
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Obama offers some humility; this can be a good thing
By Zachary Wolfraim: President Obama sought to outline a vision for US foreign policy in his commencement speech to West Point graduates on 28 May and once more highlighted the role of American...
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The strategic aims of Chinese cyber industrial espionage
By Christy Quinn: The recent indictment of several People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers linked to the 61398 Unit, accused of industrial espionage against several US private companies and trade union...
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Managing an epidemic: Security implications of the Ebola outbreak. Interview...
By Joana Cook, Managing Editor, Strife Interview conducted on 19 August 2014 Edwin Trevathan, M.D., M.P.H. is Dean of the College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University (SLU),...
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Until the last drop (…of oil)
By Eugenio Lilli: Photo: Carsten ten Brink (creative commons) Eight percent: that is how much the price of oil fell after OPEC’s decision last Thursday to maintain its oil output unaltered. This sharp...
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Why the Israeli “wall” is a flawed model for the U.S.-Mexican border
By: Lauren Mellinger Source: Wikimedia Since announcing his candidacy for president of the United States, Republican candidate (and occasional front-runner for the GOP nomination) businessman Donald...
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The Limits of US Security Cooperation in Jordan
By: Peter Kirechu President Barack Obama Meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan in the Oval Office on 26 April, 2013. Source: Wikimedia. The most notable feature of President Barack Obama’s...
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Libya’s civil war & the importance of strategic sequencing
By: Robert Andrea US Secretary of State John Kerry at a 2015 meeting for the future of Libya in Rome. Source: Wikimedia One of the most overlooked aspects in strategic deliberations is that of...
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Polska Walcząca: Poland and the United States at NATO
By: Jackson Webster Source: Reuters, via Voice of America On July 8th, heads-of-state and government figures from the 28 member-states of the world’s strongest military alliance will meet in the...
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Book review: ‘America’s Modern Wars: Understanding Iraq, Afghanistan and...
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Drones series, Part IV. ‘May you die in a drone strike’: Yemen, AQAP and the...
By Dr Victoria Fontan: Drones are slowly making their way into our modern lives. They can now deliver books, medical marijuana, or beer to sailors at sea. In the next few years, drones will...
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Obama offers some humility; this can be a good thing
By Zachary Wolfraim: President Obama sought to outline a vision for US foreign policy in his commencement speech to West Point graduates on 28 May and once more highlighted the role of American...
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The strategic aims of Chinese cyber industrial espionage
By Christy Quinn: The recent indictment of several People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers linked to the 61398 Unit, accused of industrial espionage against several US private companies and trade union...
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Militarization and Accountability on the United States-Mexico Border
By Carly Greenfield 28 December 2018 A U.S. Border Patrol agent stands near a section of the U.S.- Mexico border fence while on patrol in La Joya, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images) On 21 November, a...
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After the US Elections: Chances for a European Strategy on China
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Why Biden Will Not Get Soft with China
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U.S. Energy, Placing Strategy ahead of Policy
Conceptual photo of energy sources. Source: LovetoKnow U.S. Energy Production – Politics vs. Strategy U.S. energy policy is U.S. energy politics. The fight for energy-producing states this election...
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Lessons from the 20th century book war
By Joseph Bodnar Throughout the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union competed for international influence through coercion and persuasion with the world’s most capable and committed spy...
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