Defense & Security

New threats posed by nuclear proliferation, failing states, global pandemics, cyber warfare, and narcoterrorism are making the task of ensuring national security even more difficult. The realities of conflict in today’s world are changing how governments confront significant defense and security challenges and how militaries spend and equip themselves.

Defense & Security

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Are foreign security contractors going to be kicked out of Afghanistan?

Submitted by GregSanders on Tue, 08/10/2010 - 13:35.

Defense contracting is in the news again with the President of Afghanistan calling for replacing foreign advisors with Afghans and banning foreign security firms (UPI).This news comes on top of recent reminders of the precarious security situation in Afghanistan, two days ago Joshua Partlow of the Washington Post reported that 10 medical aid workers were murdered, they'd been travel

The results on the same sex marriage social experiment are in

Submitted by GregSanders on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 22:48.

This evening, a Federal judge ruled that the California state constitution had violated the U.S.

Global Security Forum Event (May 13th 8am to 2pm)

Submitted by Scott Aughenbaugh on Wed, 05/12/2010 - 13:03.

The Global Security Forum, CSIS’s marquee conference, surveys a range of major security issues confronting the United States. By bringing together senior decisionmakers, opinion leaders, and perspectives from the private sector, the Forum fosters open conversation and brings forth the best solutions to the biggest security challenges of the day. The event including all the breakout sessions will be streamed live during the conference.

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Military Celebrates Another Successful Acronym

Submitted by johnlamonaca on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 16:33.

Anyone who works in defense knows that the military loves its acronyms. The most recent acronym has been a hot topic of discussion amongst officials, servicemembers, reporters, and scholars: the 2010 QDR.

Backlash against Bashir

Submitted by Njafrani on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 18:06.

Last year the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with crimes against humanity and war crimes but did not charge him with genocide. Currently, ICC head prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is appealing this decision, and if successful, Bashir would become the first sitting head of state to be charged with genocide. This controversy comes at a time of heightened instability in Sudan with the April 2010 elections quickly approaching.