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New from PPI | June 2, 2009
A New Progressive Era on National Security
By PPI Staff
The conservative movement has derived immense strength from its perceived advantage over progressives on national-security issues. Obama is changing that. Will Marshall tells how for The Democratic Strategist blog.
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New from PPI | May 4, 2009
Gates Gets It
By Mark Ribbing
U.S. policymakers would do well to take a very close look at an initiative that may offer lessons on how the U.S. and its allies can succeed in Afghanistan.
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Audio | April 24, 2009
The Torture Debate
Jim Arkedis, director of PPI's National Security Project, appeared on radio recently to discuss the use of torture on terrorism suspects and whether a special prosecutor should be named to investigate the practice under the Bush Administration.
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Event | February 27, 2009
New Threats and Tough Choices
A discussion of Obama's first defense budget with a keynote address from Rep. Jack Pratt (D-SC) chairman, House Budget Committee, and member, House Armed Services Committee; and a panel discussion.
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Memo to the New President | January 15, 2009
A National Security Court
By Harvey Rishikof
More than seven years after President Bush declared a war on terror, America still lacks a legitimate legal framework for bringing terrorists to justice. This failure to devise fair and open procedures for detaining and trying suspects has gravely damaged the
U.S. struggle against transnational terrorism.
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Opinion | October 17, 2008
FBI Rules Add Little To War On Terrorism
By Jim Arkedis
The case of the Fort Dix Five, which is unlikely to bring much jail time, shows the bureau needs an overhaul.
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Policy Report | September 12, 2008
Getting Intelligence Reform Right
By Jim Arkedis
America's next president should give high priority to building a new domestic
intelligence and counterterrorism capacity in
ways that protect privacy and strengthen legal
oversight of surveillance.
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Opinion | August 15, 2008
Free Trade Can Fight Terror
By Edward Gresser and Marc Dunkelman
[B]y opening up our market to Muslim countries, we could not only help American consumers, but also serve a larger strategic goal: that of boosting the economies which now produce large pools of unemployed, embittered youth. We can make trade an effective weapon against terrorism.
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Opinion | April 23, 2008
Disjointed Effort
By Jim Arkedis
After seven years, the U.S. still lacks a comprehensive anti-terror strategy
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Front & Center | February 21, 2008
It's Time to Pass the FISA Amendment Act
By Jim Arkedis
This bill represents an excellent opportunity for House members to strengthen their civil-liberties credentials by supporting a law that improves and clarifies the standards for intelligence collection.
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Article | February 14, 2008
Political Angles
By Will Marshall
Americans have greeted the improving security picture in Iraq with a mixture of relief and cold-blooded realism. After four years of steadily mounting carnage, the falling body count of the last four months is indeed cause for celebration. For most of a war-weary public, however, the lull in violence is not enough to redeem the heavy costs of our ill-fated expedition into a Mesopotamian heart of darkness.
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Front & Center | February 14, 2008
Defense Budget Leaves Tough Choices for Next President
By Jim Arkedis
This year's budget projection for the Department of Defense pushes the tough choices on military spending to the next administration, while playing a shell game with taxpayer money -- and lots of it.
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Front & Center | January 28, 2008
Cheering Progress in Iraq
By Jim Arkedis
American commanders have acknowledged that security gains in Iraq will remain tentative in the absence of advances on the Iraqi political front. This mixed picture has left many progressives unsure as to how to react. Here's one suggestion, in three parts...
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Front & Center | November 26, 2007
Restoring a Proper Balance on Surveillance
By Jim Arkedis
The best way to balance security and privacy is to not engage in retrospective recriminations against private companies, but to pass new legislation that clearly brings future domestic surveillance and intelligence collection under the rule of law and democratic accountability.
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Policy Report | November 14, 2007
A Federal Terrorism Court
By Harvey Rishikof
Harvey Rishikof advocates for the establishment of a Federal Terrorism Court system to accommodate the particular challenges of prosecuting terrorism cases in a manner wholly consistent with the Constitution, the common law, and relevant statutes.
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Essay | September 10, 2007
Rejoin the Battle of Ideas
By Will Marshall
Come what may in Iraq, the next president's top priority will be regaining the moral and ideological initiative against Islamist
extremism.
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Article | January 12, 2007
What Should Democrats Say About the Surge
By Will Marshall
Democrats should speak their minds, hope for the best in Iraq, and be prepared to hold the president accountable if his latest plan fails.
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Policy Report | November 30, 2006
Rethinking the War on Terrorism
By Kevin Croke
The tenets of counterinsurgency doctrine offer lessons for fighting the global war on terror.
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Blueprint Magazine | October 18, 2006
A Winning Strategy
By Will Marshall
This time, Democrats can win the national security debate with positive ideas for protecting America.
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Blueprint Magazine | July 22, 2006
Confronting jihad
By Will Marshall
It's time for America to speak to the Muslim world less in the language of war and more in the common vocabulary of universal human aspirations for freedom and justice.
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