We have Monday’s top news! What was it like to survive the Mumbai terrorist attacks? What should be the reaction in India and Pakistan? Why is Barack Obama picking Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State? Who else is on his national security team? How long have we officially been in a recession? How did stocks […]
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Obama, Hillary and National Security
Posted in December 1st, 2008
Is Obama’s choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state a bad idea given their campaign differences or is he right to say their disagreements were relatively minor? Can Obama and Bush’s secretary of defense actually find common ground on Iraq? And is Obama alienating the most liberal wing of his party by naming a […]
A Predictable Act of Terrorism
Posted in December 1st, 2008
Terror gripped Mumbai, India, for days as a small group of islamist radicals stormed hotels, held many people hostage and killed dozens before the horrific episode was over. Who did this? Wht was this predictable? And what now? We ask Karna Small Bodman, former Senior Director of the National Security Council in the Reagan administration. […]
Assessing the New Homeland Security Secretary
Posted in December 1st, 2008
On Monday, President-Elect Barack Obama nominated Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as his choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security. What is her track record as governor on border security and cracking down on illegal immigration? What was her approach to bolstering America’s national security? And what can we expect on this from from the […]
The Lessons of Mumbai
Posted in December 1st, 2008
Is there a precedent for the terrorist tactics that played out in Mumbai, India, last week? Why were the actions of a few so effective in killing many people? What lessons should be learned on how to respond to this type of attack? And how high is the tension between India and Pakistan in the […]
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