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September 18, 2008
Global Governance
Timeline: UN Secretary-Generals
A biographical timeline of past UN secretary-generals and their accomplishments.
November 10, 2015
Defense and Security
Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!
The Marine Corps turns 240 years-old today. On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to create a Marine force composed of two battalions. Since then, the Marines have been …
November 9, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: U.S. Elections, Drones, and Cyber Threats
David Axe, “Predator Drones Once Shot Back at Jets… But Sucked At It,” Wired, November 9, 2012. The U.S. military’s drones are defenseless against enemy fighters — as an incident this month over the…
November 24, 2014
Digital Policy
How Long Will the Good Feelings Last in Internet Governance Discussions?
What a difference two years make. In 2012, the World Conference on Information Technology meeting ended with a high degree of acrimony, with the United States and fifty-four others refusing to sign n…
July 21, 2011
Economic Crises
Why the U.S. Needs to Cut the Deficit
While Congress is likely to raise the U.S. debt ceiling ahead of the August 2 deadline, lawmakers will still need to hash out a long-term deficit-reduction package to avoid market disruption and pres…