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Defense And Security Archive

Archives for November 2015

Defense & Security
Vox Sentences: the Army admits it screwed up when it bombed an Afghan hospitalVox Sentences: the Army admits it screwed up when it bombed an Afghan hospital
Defense & Security

An unsatisfying investigation into the US bombing of an Afghan hospital; peaceful protests against Chicago police; and the terrible turkey pardon.

By Dara Lind
Defense & Security
Reports: Russia demands Lebanon shut down airspace for Russian military drillsReports: Russia demands Lebanon shut down airspace for Russian military drills
Defense & Security

Seriously.

By Zack Beauchamp
Climate
The right way to think about climate change and national securityThe right way to think about climate change and national security
Climate

Bonus evil scientist metaphor thrown in for free.

By David Roberts
Syria
“The Assad suburb”: How Syria ghettoized the military to keep it loyal“The Assad suburb”: How Syria ghettoized the military to keep it loyal
Syria

A new study shows how Assad did something other Mideast despots couldn’t: kept his officer corps from joining the uprising.

By Max Fisher

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