Marc A. Sorel

Foreign Policy Digest

09/01/10

The U.S. government’s recent donation of $13.5 million to support the United Nations’ World Food Program operations in Yemen epitomizes U.S. and other western nations’ concerns with Yemen’s deteriorating natural resources.

Robert Diamond

US Navy Veteran

Huffington Post

09/01/10

Watching President Obama address the nation from the Oval Office last night to formally end combat operations in Iraq was a deeply personal moment for me. The end of Operation Iraqi Freedom, after more than seven years of combat, unquestionably marks a turning point in the history of our country and our military.

John "Jack" d’Annibale

Huffington Post

08/26/10

On August 13th, President Barack Obama fortified the religious freedom of all Americans by defending the right of developers to build an Islamic community center with a prayer room (a.k.a. Park51) in Lower Manhattan.

Peter Henne

Huffington Post

08/24/10

Last week, a commission began investigating the final phase of a horrendous decades-long civil war. This war, which ended last year, caused tens of thousands of deaths, prompted military interventions from a regional power, drew in a transnational diaspora, and spawned numerous refugees.

Rachel Kleinfeld

Truman Scholars Association

08/24/10

When Harry Truman was president, security was a broad concept.  It implied not just a strong military, but also a strong economy, strong morale at home, and strong alliances based on shared threat.  After World War II, President Truman and his able foreign policy corps created a security structure that would buttress world stability for the good of America.  They had the vision to see that Amer

08/20/10

Today's National Policy and Communications Briefing call, Inside Homeland Security, will be held Today, August 20, at Noon Eastern / 9:00 a.m. Pacific.

Christopher Miller

Progressive Fix

08/11/10

As a U.S. Army veteran I am used to dealing with the military, an organization that, by necessity, takes swift and decisive action when necessary, despite the fact that many see it as a conservative organization that is resistant and slow to change.

Steve Maddox

Detroit Free Press

08/09/10

One million gallons. Few people have seen or smelled this much crude oil.

I have.

As a 1st Lieutenant in the Marine Corps deployed to Iraq's al-Anbar province in 2007, my battalion oversaw a corner of the Haditha Triad suffering from an untapped oil well, broken by insurgents trying to thwart progress in the region.

Sarah Granger

BlogHer

08/07/10

I spent the early part of the week surrounded by FBI agents. Partnering with Fordham University, the FBI held the second International Conference on Cyber Security (ICCS), diving into some of the critical issues that affect Americans in terms of cyber security, cyber crime, cyber war, and cyber terrorism. In other words, anything hackers can do to us online, wreaking havoc and making us miserable. The result? Not what I expected.

Peter Henne

Huffington Post

08/04/10

Despite being an aspiring foreign policy wonk, I at first failed to realize the significance of August 31st, 2010. That is the date the US combat mission in Iraq will end. It is not that I was unaware of this date, or forgot. Instead, it was the near-absence of Iraq from much public discourse, despite continuing tension over the fallout of the spring's parliamentary elections.