The Last Word on Wartime Contractors?
In the most comprehensive report yet to look at wartime contracting, a three-year study has found that national security cannot be about the profits of war.
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The Physics of Terror
After studying four decades of terrorism, Aaron Clauset thinks he's found mathematical patterns that can help governments prevent and prepare for major terror attacks. The U.S. government seems to agree.
WikiLeaks and the Future of Whistle-blowing
In the run-up to a debate on WikiLeaks, Julian Assange’s attorney discusses the uncomfortable relationship between the free flow of ideas and the inclination of governments to make everything a secret.
Can Biosecurity Go Global?
Outside the U.S., biological labs follow few if any security regulations. A Sandia National Laboratory team works to help those labs prevent deadly microbe releases, accidental and deliberate.
A Penny-a-Gallon Gas Tax?
Californians must start paying real costs at the pump, a bipartisan transportation group focused on national security says.
The Politics of a European Pat-Down
Airport security in Europe tends to be more discreet than in the U.S. But an industry group wants to change that.
Debunking Theories of a Terrorist Power Grab
A Penn State power-system expert cites laws of physics to pull the plug on worries that a terrorist attack on a minor substation could bring down the entire U.S. electric grid.
Mobilizing in the Fifth Domain
With the president’s permission, the Pentagon can now fight cyberbattles inside the U.S. — and why that’s worrisome.
Plucking Learning From the WikiDeluge
After journalists swept over the trove of WikiLeaked documents from the Afghan war with a broad-toothed comb, historians and social scientists consider what might be of more lasting value there.
Apparently Not a Journalistic Terrorist After All
After initially being denied an American visa due to journalistic ties to rebel fighters, Colombian journalist Hollman Morris is allowed entry into the U.S. to study at Harvard.