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List of National Security Agency articles

  • On this episode of The E.R., Max Boot joins us to discuss his new book "The Road Not Taken."
    On this episode of The E.R., Max Boot joins us to discuss his new book "The Road Not Taken."

    How Chekhov Explains the Republican Revolt Against Trump

    And who’s on tap for the top national security jobs in a Trump administration?

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  • French President Francois Hollande leaves the stage after a speech as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD -AFP PHOTO/ ALAIN JOCARD / AFP / ALAIN JOCARD        (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)
    French President Francois Hollande leaves the stage after a speech as part of the ceremonies to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, on August 15, 2014 aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier off the coast of Toulon, southern France. Two months after D-Day, the Allied invasion of southern France pushed the exhausted Nazi army back towards Germany and hastened the end of World War II in Europe. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD -AFP PHOTO/ ALAIN JOCARD / AFP / ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)

    France’s War Against the Islamic State Is Not in Syria

    François Hollande has taken France to war against Islamist enemies abroad. He should use those resources closer to home.

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    Put a Fork in the Tradition of GOP Foreign Policy Competence

    In this race, Clinton is the national security candidate and Trump is putting America at risk.

  • PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 26:  Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright delivers remarks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25.  (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
    PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 26: Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright delivers remarks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

    Former Secretary of State Albright: ‘Trump Is Like a Gift to Putin’

    In an interview, the prominent Clinton backer said Russia’s hack of internal Democratic party servers was connected to Trump’s friendliness toward Moscow.

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  • The Pollution Pain Of Rare Earth Village
    The Pollution Pain Of Rare Earth Village

    Rare-Earth Market

    By monopolizing the mining of rare-earth metals, China could dictate the future of high-tech.

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    03 Final Flat
  • President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China.
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    President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China. ISP pool Dennis Brack Black Star

    China’s Much-Heralded NSC Has Disappeared

    Is it a sign of Beijing’s secrecy or Xi Jinping’s weakness?

  • A deactivated Titan II  nuclear ICMB is seen in a silo at the Titan Missile Museum on May 12, 2015 in Green Valley, Arizona. The museum is located in a preserved Titan II ICBM launch complex and is devoted to educating visitors about the Cold War and the Titan II missile's contribution as a nuclear deterrent. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI        (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
    A deactivated Titan II nuclear ICMB is seen in a silo at the Titan Missile Museum on May 12, 2015 in Green Valley, Arizona. The museum is located in a preserved Titan II ICBM launch complex and is devoted to educating visitors about the Cold War and the Titan II missile's contribution as a nuclear deterrent. AFP PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

    America Already Has More Than Enough Nuclear Missiles

    But Republicans are pushing a $1 trillion nuclear modernization program, which would not only bankrupt the Pentagon but could spark a global nuclear arms race.

  • US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan addresses his weekly briefing after meeting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2016.
Ryan and Trump said they had taken a "very positive step" towards bridging party divisions sparked by the billionaire's White House bid. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm        (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)
    US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan addresses his weekly briefing after meeting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2016. Ryan and Trump said they had taken a "very positive step" towards bridging party divisions sparked by the billionaire's White House bid. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

    Can Paul Ryan Save the Republican Party from Donald Trump?

    A new report from the speaker of the House on national security sets out a dramatically different course than the GOP presidential nominee. Is anyone listening?

  • FBI agents keep watch during the 2016 Gay Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California on June 12, 2016.
Security for the tightened in the aftermath of the deadly shootings June 12 at the Pulse, a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. / AFP / Mark Ralston        (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
    FBI agents keep watch during the 2016 Gay Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California on June 12, 2016. Security for the tightened in the aftermath of the deadly shootings June 12 at the Pulse, a packed gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. / AFP / Mark Ralston (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

    How Did the FBI Miss Omar Mateen?

    Law enforcement did all it could, but post-9/11 restrictions on “probable cause” limit the FBI’s ability to investigate would-be terrorists.

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    The ‘Little Boy’ of Cyberspace

    Academy Award winner Alex Gibney on how cyber weapons like Stuxnet are changing the future of war -- and why Washington isn't prepared for the fallout.

  • TAMPA, FL - MARCH 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a town hall meeting on March 14, 2016 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa , Florida. Trump is campaigning ahead of the Florida primary on March 15. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
    TAMPA, FL - MARCH 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a town hall meeting on March 14, 2016 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa , Florida. Trump is campaigning ahead of the Florida primary on March 15. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
  • Director of Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan takes questions from reporters during a press conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, December 11, 2014.   The head of the Central Intelligence Agency acknowledged Thursday some agency interrogators used "abhorrent" unauthorized techniques in questioning terrorism suspects after the 9/11 attacks. CIA director John Brennan said there was no way to determine whether the methods used produced useful intelligence, but he strongly denied the CIA misled the public. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON        (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
    Director of Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan takes questions from reporters during a press conference at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, December 11, 2014. The head of the Central Intelligence Agency acknowledged Thursday some agency interrogators used "abhorrent" unauthorized techniques in questioning terrorism suspects after the 9/11 attacks. CIA director John Brennan said there was no way to determine whether the methods used produced useful intelligence, but he strongly denied the CIA misled the public. AFP PHOTO/JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

    Measuring Change at the CIA

    It would be a mistake to reverse or suspend any of the reforms now underway at Langley without the benefit of a rigorous and objective assessment of how the new priorities, structures, and work processes are actually impacting the agency’s core missions.

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