Defense
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Jan 29, 2013
As President Obama’s second term kicks off, three key positions have turned over. Senator Kerry has been nominated to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the nation's top diplomat. Former Senator Chuck Hagel has been nominated to replace Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta as the head of the Pentagon. The President’s close adviser on counterterrorism, John Brennan, is slated to become the next Director of the CIA.
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Jan 10, 2013
At the 11th hour, Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell brokered a deal that averted the so-called "fiscal cliff," forestalling massive government cuts that could have plunged the country back into a recession. At the CNP Edmund S. Muskie Awards Banquet, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta described the sequestration budget cuts associated with the fiscal cliff as a gun held to the head of Congress. But the fiscal cliff deal only delayed sequestration and a decision on the federal debt ceiling. Our two expert speakers - no strangers to the federal budget and fiscal policy - provide some much-needed insight on what the deal really meant and how the White House and Congress can chart the dangerous waters ahead.
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Nov 29, 2012
Cybercrime is one of the fastest growing areas of crime, estimated to cost the world over $110 billion annually. The global nature of today's interconnected networks and systems means that criminals can act from anywhere in the world against any target. As more and more of our lives are online through smartphones, the cloud, and other innovative technologies, we are seeing an emerging trend of criminal syndicates and other organized groups increasingly becoming involved in cybercrime and cyber attacks.
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Nov 14, 2012
The Sovereign Citizen Movement, a domestic terrorist group, has been listed by the FBI and the Southern Poverty Law Center as a growing anti-government extremist group who believe themselves to be separate from the United States. Their disregard for the law has often led to dangerous situations and sometimes even deadly confrontations with the police.
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Oct 9, 2012
Targeted killings, most of them via drones, have become the centerpiece of the Obama Administration's counter-terrorism strategy. In Pakistan, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, and elsewhere, drones have stood ready in the skies to strike at America's enemies. But is this strategy working? Is it productive?
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Sep 24, 2012
