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A TSA agent wears a black ribbon over his badge during a memorial service for a slain colleague.

How the fight against terrorism has transformed America since 9/11

September 9, 2016Books

Journalist Lawrence Wright told the story of al-Qaeda’s rise and the planning of 9/11. Now, he’s worried that Washington’s reaction to terrorism is robbing a generation of basic freedoms.

The OPCW Inspection Team leaving for Syria on 30 September.

Nobel Prize shoves the small Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons into the spotlight

October 11, 2013Conflict & Justice

Why are Chemical Weapons Worse?

September 17, 2013Conflict & Justice

Who controls Gadhafi’s weapons?

August 15, 2013Conflict & Justice

Obama pushes leaders to secure nuclear materials in four years

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Takeouts: president’s ‘new START’ to nuclear non-proliferation, uprising in Kyrgyzstan

August 14, 2013Global Politics

NUCLEAR TAKEOUT: In Prague today, President Obama signs a treaty signaling a “New START” for the nuclear non-proliferation era. Is this a groundbreaking event or a mere photo op? Larry Korb, who served as the assistant secretary of defense under the Reagan Administration, offers us his informed analysis. KYRGYZSTAN: A popular uprising in the Central […]

Congress reacts to Iran missile tests

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Iran test-fired missiles over the weekend and revealed a previously-undisclosed nuclear facility. We check in with Julie Mason, White House correspondent with The Washington Examiner, to gauge the reaction on Capitol Hill to these developments.