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I highly recommend that Lawfare readers peruse the annual the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, as well as DNI Clapper’s opening statement before the SASC yesterday. I read both quickly (though I did not watch the hearing). Both seem less watered-down than usual.
February 27, 2015 via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
We must adopt a firm and consistent stance in defense of our values.
February 26, 2015 via undefined via Defining Ideas
On the evening of Tuesday 24 February I joined a panel discussion on "Russia Now," organized by Warwick Arts Centre's Mead Gallery.
February 27, 2015 via Mark Harrison's Blog via Hoover Daily Report
The California Republican Party kicks off its winter convention Friday, across the street from the state Capitol. The bad news is that’s the closest to the Governor’s Office that the state GOP is getting in the foreseeable future unless there’s a seismic shift in the political landscape.
February 26, 2015 via Sacramento Bee via Hoover Daily Report
Nearly two months have passed since the global outpouring of support for the murdered staffers of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
February 27, 2015 via Front Page Magazine Online via Hoover Daily Report
Former Florida Gov. and expected presidential candidate Jeb Bush is scheduled to make an appearance tomorrow at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
February 26, 2015 via A Day At The Races via Hoover Daily Report
Cyberwar, targeted killing using remotely-piloted drones, and autonomous weapon systems (AWS) are all emerging weapon technologies and operational capabilities that are, or gradually will come to be, available to the world’s advanced militaries — and in some instances, available to non-state actors and individuals as well.
February 26, 2015 via undefined via The Briefing
Last week, Ben’s NSA Constitution Day speech emerged after a long “declassification” process. One puzzle Ben grapples with in this speech is why reasonable, educated Americans have–and will continue to have–such a high level of discomfort with what the NSA and other intelligence agencies do.
February 26, 2015 via Lawfare via Hoover Daily Report
Uncommon Knowledge with Dartmouth professors Jennifer Lind and William Wohlforth on international relations, political theories, and America’s role in the world.
February 26, 2015 via undefined via Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson
Russia watchers are rightly focusing on the latest brittle ceasefire in Ukraine, seeking to discern President Vladimir Putin’s intentions there. But they would be wise not to overlook another unfolding struggle – one that will have profound long-term consequences for Europe and for Putin’s ability to exert pressure on the continent
February 26, 2015 via Today's Zaman via Hoover Daily Report
Thank you Chairman Thornberry, Ranking Member Smith, and members of the committee for inviting me to present my views on the President’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. I am a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution.
February 26, 2015 via Brookings Institution via Hoover Daily Report
John Taylor, professor of Economics at Stanford University and author of "The Taylor Rule," discusses the Federal Reserve and Janet Yellen’s testimony. He joins The Bloomberg Advantage with Kathleen Hays and Vonnie Quinn.
February 27, 2015 via Bloomberg via Hoover Daily Report
Victor Davis Hanson discusses ISIL.
February 26, 2015 via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
Lee Ohanian discusses his thoughts about the fare share of the tax bill.
February 27, 2015 via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
Terry Anderson talks about his new book Free Market Environmentalism For The Next Generation.
February 26, 2015 via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
Paul Gregory talks about the rebel army in Ukraine.
February 26, 2015 via John Batchelor Show via Hoover Daily Report
Russia's state media watchdog has approved U.S. news giant CNN's application for a broadcast license, bringing the cable broadcaster back to Russia less than two months after it left the market following the introduction of a tough new media advertising law.
February 26, 2015 via Moscow Times via Hoover Daily Report
What is Janet Yellen afraid of? That question will be percolating in Congress next week when the Senate Banking Committee starts considering proposals for reforming the Federal Reserve that she chairs.
February 26, 2015 via New York Post via Hoover Daily Report
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