U.S. security

Notable and Quotable

August 30, 2010

Preparations for full-scale oil exploration are gaining momentum in Cuba’s Gulf of Mexico waters just 50 miles from the US. [Financial Times] “I was at death’s door, but I came back.”  [Fidel Castro's interview in La Jornada] Eight more arrested according to the Ladies in White.  Three human rights activists in Havana and five members [...]

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2010 Key Strategic Issues

August 12, 2010

The U.S. Army War College‘s Strategic Studies Institute released its 2010 Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL) in early July. The list encompasses strategic “items that senior Army and Department of Defense leaders should consider in providing military advice and formulating military strategy.” Section VII under Regional Strategic Issues of KSIL focuses on the “Evolving Regional [...]

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