Arms Race In the Arctic
The U.S. and Russian militaries just took steps to better arm themselves for the newest area of great power competition: the Arctic.
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The Lanthanum In Your Lens
Why it takes most of the periodic table to make an iPhone, and why many of those elements aren't mined in the U.S. today.
For Oil and Country
Oil is one of the most precious natural resources on the planet, but do countries actually go to war because of oil?
Kerry Criticizes Trump for Comments on Paris Agreement
The Secretary of State points to the security challenges posed by climate change and why Trump's rejection of Paris is dangerous.
Natural Security
Welcome to “Natural Security,” a new blog about the intersection of natural resources and national security.
Time to Choose
There are solutions to the climate change crisis, but we are in a race against the clock to respond.
Cybersecurity In 2020, Hacking Ships, And The Price Of Bugs
What’s Empathy Got to Do With It?
Burn, Baby Burn
What Now for Yemeni Detainees?
They can't go back to Yemen from Guantanamo. A. G. Sims argues that where they can go will determine how and when the camp will be closed.
The Morning They Came For Us
When Janine di Giovanni first arrived in Damascus in 2012, she immediately recognized the familiar sight of a country on the brink of war.
The Real “Weakest Link” In Security Isn’t What You Think
Peter Bergen Interviews President Obama on Fifth Anniversary of Bin Laden Raid
Peter Bergen interviews President Barack Obama about the state of the war on terror, five years after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.