BattlelandNational Security
It is becoming clearer that respected views of the national-security threats facing the U.S. are diverging:
Twenty-first century trends like the growth of technology represent new opportunities, but they also represent more
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And why Ecuador’s a bad place to go if you are one
Shortly before sunrise, the veterans received their instructions and marched into the darkness. Each man had a job. Some wore headlamps as they planted hundreds of decoys at precise intervals across the wet, patchy field near …
James Gandolfini’s death is a reminder that everyone is vulnerable to heart disease
When the pilot announced his plane’s descent toward Moscow on Sunday, whistle-blower Edward Snowden, one of the most wanted men in the U.S., would have had reason to be both nervous and relieved.
There are not many countries …
BattlelandPeople
Those of us who involved in the national-security realm in this town for awhile recall reading David C.Morrison’s stories in the National Journal (think of it as a National Geographic that explores the back halls of …
BattlelandSexual Assault in the Ranks
Last week, in two pre-trial sexual-assault hearings in Hawaii, Navy Judge Commander Marcus Fulton ruled in favor of defense motions that recent comments about military-sexual assault made by President Obama “would unduly …
Last month when I shared my own experience with failed military leadership, I implored some deeper thinking. When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel orders a comprehensive inspection of military offices worldwide to “root out” …
Researchers at Stanford University say infertility may put some men at higher risk of developing brain, prostate and testicular tumors as well as melanoma and lymphoma
On June 24, 1973, a flash fire tore through a gay bar in New Orleans’ French Quarter. In less than 20 minutes, 32 people were killed, dozens more critically injured and the ones who managed to escape watched helplessly as friends …
BattlelandNuclear Weapons
How much could be saved by trimming the U.S. nuclear triad…and at what cost to U.S. security?
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade show that even in sports, things can work out exactly as planned
New groups are helping recent veterans deal with the horrors of war through service back home
