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2018

Terrorism Threat Assessment
commentary
Toy Drones and Twitter: The Ability of Individuals to Wreak Large-Scale Havoc
Colin P. Clarke @ColinPClarke
Jun 18, 2018
The National Interest
Lone wolves or small groups could use drones, virtual currencies, encrypted communications, and artificial intelligence for nefarious purposes. The threat is even greater when these technologies are used in conjunction with disinformation spread over social media.
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Marijuana
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Why Children Need to Be Shielded from Marijuana Ads
Elizabeth J. D'Amico
Jun 18, 2018
Los Angeles Times
By design, advertising is aimed at persuading us to want something. In the case of marijuana, that something is definitely not good for teenagers.
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Security Cooperation
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Maintaining Europol Security Ties After Brexit
Antonia Ward @antoniahward
Jun 18, 2018
Georgetown Security Studies Review
Europol is a highly effective organization that is essential to addressing transnational crime in today's interconnected world. Britain could make continuing membership in Europol one of its highest priorities during Brexit negotiations.
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commentary
The Quad: Second Verse, Same as the First?
Ali Wyne @Ali_Wyne
Jun 15, 2018
The Diplomat
Members of “the Quad” — an informal collaborative arrangement among the United States, Japan, India, and Australia — have proven incapable of adopting either a shared understanding of or unified policies toward China.
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Civil Rights
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From Florida's Farm Fields, Lessons for #MeToo and Other Movements
Susan L. Marquis @susanlmarquis
Jun 15, 2018
United Press International
Present-day organizers who want to bring about social change would do well to look to Florida farmworkers. They took on the low wages, physical abuse, and vulnerability that have long characterized agricultural labor in the United States — and won, changing the culture for the better.
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Adult Populations
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Millennials Worry Less About National Security Than Baby Boomers Do—for Now
Jun 14, 2018
Millennials are not as concerned as baby boomers are about national security. But these attitudes may be more about being young than being millennials.
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International Diplomacy
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Why This Wasn't Kim's Father's — or Grandfather's — Summit
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Jun 13, 2018
Reuters
This is the third time the United States and North Korea have started down a path toward denuclearization and normalization of relations. The difference now is that Trump and Kim have committed themselves earlier on in the process and more publicly than their predecessors did.
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International Economic Relations
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Why Russia Should Not Rejoin the G7
James Dobbins @Jim_Dobbins
Jun 13, 2018
USA Today
Even were it to disgorge the parts of Ukraine that it seized in 2014, Russia still would not qualify for reentry into the G8. An aspirational case for Russian membership might be made, but only if Russia's leadership aspires to democratic government and an open free market economy. At the moment there is no sign of such an aspiration.
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Military Equipment
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Consider The E-Tool
James T. Quinlivan
Jun 12, 2018
Task & Purpose
We generally trust the entrenchment tool. In a peacetime hike, we might only need a polycarbonate trowel, but in a future war, we might really need full-size picks and shovels. However ingeniously designed, two pounds of metal origami cannot replace a full-size pick and a shovel.
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North Korea
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Difficulties Integrating North Korean Defectors Suggest Challenges in Reunifying Korea
Sebastian Joon Bae
Jun 11, 2018
The Cipher Brief
Despite expansive government aid, North Korean defectors in South Korea remain a nation within a nation, co-existent yet separate. If South Korea cannot fully adopt and assimilate 30,805 North Korea defectors, how will South Korea ever embrace roughly 25 million North Koreans in the event of reunification?
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Security Cooperation
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Kim-Trump Summit Rife with Opportunity for U.S.
Michael J. Mazarr
Jun 11, 2018
The Hill
The growing costs of planning for Korean military contingencies place a burden on U.S. defense resources. If Tuesday's summit becomes a step toward eventual guarantees against aggression, the U.S. could remove a major Korean conflict from the top rungs of its defense planning roster, freeing resources for other worries.
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Emergency Preparedness
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FEMA's Transformation
Daniel M. Gerstein @Daniel_Gerstein
Jun 8, 2018
CNN
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) strategic plan shows several shifts in federal disaster relief policy. Redirecting longer-term recovery operations to state and local authorities would allow FEMA to concentrate its assets on the catastrophic disasters it is uniquely designed to handle.
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Mexico
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How the Results of the Mexican Election Could Impact U.S. National Defense
Sean M. Zeigler
Jun 7, 2018
Dallas Morning News
Mexico is the United States' first and possibly most critical point of contact with Latin America. The U.S. would be wise to continue to view its southern neighbor increasingly through a geopolitical lens. This could entail encouraging Mexico to think more globally and regionally about its role.
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International Diplomacy
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Six Lessons for Today from Past Summits
William Courtney @courtneywmh, Michael Haltzel
Jun 5, 2018
Fox News Channel
To prepare for possible meetings with his North Korean and Russian counterparts, President Trump can learn lessons from decades of high-profile summits between U.S. presidents and Kremlin leaders.
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Terrorism
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How Do You Define Terrorism?
Antonia Ward @antoniahward
Jun 4, 2018
The National Interest
What constitutes 'terrorism' remains contested. Moreover, should groups who incite hatred be held responsible for attacks and labelled as terrorists even if they don't directly participate in the violence?
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International Diplomacy
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North Korea Is Not Like Libya
Karl P. Mueller
Jun 1, 2018
Reuters
The prospect of a U.S.-North Korea summit has led to analogies between the present case and that of Libya, which abandoned its longstanding quest to develop nuclear weapons in 2003. But a better precedent would be the 2015 deal that froze Iran's nuclear weapons program.
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2018

Toy Drones and Twitter: The Ability of Individuals to Wreak Large-Scale Havoc

Why Children Need to Be Shielded from Marijuana Ads

Maintaining Europol Security Ties After Brexit

The Quad: Second Verse, Same as the First?

From Florida's Farm Fields, Lessons for #MeToo and Other Movements

Millennials Worry Less About National Security Than Baby Boomers Do—for Now

Why This Wasn't Kim's Father's — or Grandfather's — Summit

Why Russia Should Not Rejoin the G7

Consider The E-Tool

Difficulties Integrating North Korean Defectors Suggest Challenges in Reunifying Korea

Kim-Trump Summit Rife with Opportunity for U.S.

FEMA's Transformation

How the Results of the Mexican Election Could Impact U.S. National Defense

Six Lessons for Today from Past Summits

How Do You Define Terrorism?

North Korea Is Not Like Libya

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