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Getting Intelligence Reform Right
By Jim Arkedis
America's next president should give high priority to building a new domestic intelligence and counterterrorism capacity in ways that protect privacy and strengthen legal oversight of surveillance.

Strategic Pause and Future Conflict
By T.X. Hammes
Unfortunately, the United States has failed to take full advantage of the strategic pause that followed the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. ... It will fall to the next president to force the fundamental strategic review that should have occurred years ago.



The War Against Terrorism

FBI Rules Add Little To War On Terrorism
By Jim Arkedis

Getting Intelligence Reform Right
By Jim Arkedis

Free Trade Can Fight Terror
By Edward Gresser and Marc Dunkelman

Disjointed Effort
By Jim Arkedis

It's Time to Pass the FISA Amendment Act
By Jim Arkedis

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Military Transformation

Idea of the Week: Military Base Realignment

Distorting the Record
By Steven J. Nider

Stressed Out
By Steven J. Nider

Move Toward Real, Not Just Rhetorical, Transformation
By Steven Nider

Clinton's Military Legacy
By Steven J. Nider

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Emerging Threats

A Threat To Collective Security

Idea of the Week: Port Security

Nukes Still Loose

Idea of the Week: Fighting Nuclear Terrorism

The Not-So-Loose Nukes

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Regional Issues

Stay and Win in Iraq
By Will Marshall

Plan B on Iraq

Grand Strategy
By Kenneth M. Pollack

Worst Laid Plans
By Peter Ross Range

The Right Words for China



Reorganization

Strategic Pause and Future Conflict
By T.X. Hammes

Fixing the Department of Homeland Security
By Elaine Kamarck

Rebuilding America's Reserves
By Phillip Carter

Transportation Security: Lots of Pain, Too Little Gain

Homeland Failure
By Shane Ham

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Technology & Innovation

Achieving Homeland Security through Innovation and Leadership
By Jason Newman

Technological Innovation Without Big Brother
By Shane Ham and Robert D. Atkinson

Can the Use of Factual Data Analysis Strengthen National Security?
By John D. Cohen

A Home Front To-Do List
By Jose Cerda III

Integrating Emergency Response Systems
By Sen. Tom Carper

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Progressive Internationalism

National Security
By Jim Arkedis and Mark Ribbing

How Democrats Can Continue to Bridge "The Security Gap"
By Lt. Gen. Dan Christman (ret.)

The 'Security Thing'
By Mark Ribbing

Play It as It Lies
By William A. Galston

Iraq After the Veto

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