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Congressional Testimony: Space Warfighting Readiness
March 14, 2018 | Todd Harrison
In Aerospace Security

Read Todd Harrison’s full testimony before the House Armed Services Committee on “Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities.”

Congressional Testimony
Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities
March 14, 2018 | Todd Harrison CSIS's Todd Harrison testified before the House Armed Services Committee on "Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities."

Newsletter
Bringing Back Babel: Language Barriers in Iraqi Kurdistan
March 13, 2018 A language barrier between Iraqi Kurdistan and much of the rest of the country poses a host of challenges.

Newsletter
Middle East Notes and Comment: Remembering Versus Imagining
March 13, 2018 | Jon B. Alterman The March edition of the newsletter of the Middle East Program, Middle East Notes and Comment.

Report
A Ripe Moment for Reducing Vaccine-Preventable Disease
March 13, 2018 | Nellie Bristol Sustained support for vaccination efforts would ensure that the United States remains a leader in global health and pushes forward proven disease prevention interventions that protect Americans at home and abroad.

Commentary
Telecom and National Security
March 13, 2018 | James Andrew Lewis

Through overconfidence or forgetfulness, the United States is making itself vulnerable to China, and while the federal 5G plan was a bad idea, at least it was actually a plan and not wishful thinking. 

Newsletter
Beyond the Wire - 13 March 2018
March 13, 2018

Jim Mattis arrived in Kabul on March 13 for an unannounced visit to take stock of the war and the prospects for drawing at least some Taliban fighters into peace talks with the Afghan government. 

Report
Military Spending: The Other Side of Saudi Security
March 13, 2018 | Anthony H. Cordesman

Saudi Arabia has been spending far too large a portion of its economy on security priorities that have yielded uncertain results.

Report
Citizens in Training: Conscription and Nation-building in the United Arab Emirates
March 12, 2018 | Jon B. Alterman

An original report and podcast series on a bold experiment underway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to build the society from the military.

Transcript
Discussion with the Secretaries of the U.S. Military Departments
March 12, 2018

CSIS hosted the secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force for a special discussion of the state of their services, defense strategy, and key initiatives in the FY 2019 budget.

Report
Perspectives on Taiwan
March 12, 2018 | Bonnie S. Glaser, Matthew P. Funaiole The papers in this compendium were written by the 10 members of the 2017 TUPP delegation. Each participant was asked to reflect on their in-country experience and produce a short article analyzing a policy issue related to Taiwan.

Report
Frameworks for Energy Investment in Development Organizations
March 12, 2018 | Sarah Ladislaw
By comparing the evolution of policy frameworks and lending volumes of a few key organizations, this report draws a few crosscutting conclusions about energy investments in the development sector.

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