Analysis



Situation Report: Expert analysis, briefings and
commentary from across the political spectrum.
  • Chemical Weapons in Syria: What could the U.S. do about them? by James T. Quinlivan, 22 May -- "As Daddy Warbucks once observed, "You always have to skin your own skunks." Perhaps this insight is particularly appropriate if the United States adopts the elimination of chemical weapons as a goal for involvement in Syria. ..."
  • Bean Pounding: J. Everett Dutschke & the strange saga of outsider music and bioterrorism by George Smith, 21 May -- "It takes a very strange person to undertake bioterrorism in America. Logic says there can't be many such people. ..."
  • Crowd-sourcing our security by Brian Michael Jenkins, 13 May -- "The investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing highlighted growing public participation in protecting communities against terrorism. People on the scene before the medical teams arrived were the real first responders, as ordinary citizens always are in such cases. ..."
  • Pentagon declares Chinese cyberespionage the cause of all woe by George Smith, 9 May -- "Well, not exactly. But if you were reading the news Monday, specifically the New York Times, you might have thought this was the case...."
  • My Plastic Gun Kills Fascists by George Smith, 7 May -- "The now infamous Cody Wilson successfully fired a 3D printed plastic pistol one time by hand, without maiming himself. The tech press went wild...."

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