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Failed States

09/23/2008 - Most failed states are in Africa, but there are also some encouraging examples of recovery, such as the revitalization of Liberia, according to the Failed States Index.
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Gates Expects NATO to Share Cost of Building Afghan Army

09/19/2008 - Against a backdrop of spreading insurgent violence in Afghanistan and an increasing criticism of airstrikes, Defense Secretary Robert Gates insists NATO must share the cost of helping the country to self-sufficiency.
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Counterinsurgency

08/26/2008 - Colombian rebels are reeling from a string of defeats inflicted by government forces. A new report from the Center for International Policy analyzes the geopolitical significance.
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Fueling Nigeria's Conflict

07/29/2008 - Booming oil prices are making it harder, not easier, to find a solution to armed conflict in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region.
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Upheaval in Nigerian Oil Region is a Fresh Challenge to Government

07/28/2008 - Nigerian rebels go on rampage, kidnapping oil workers and blowing up pipelines. Government control over the Niger Delta is slipping fast and oil workers are at risk.
International: International Security

Europe Pushes for a Softer U.S. Line

07/28/2008 - European security experts Gijs de Vries and Fernando Reinares told attendees at the ASIS International’s European conference that the next U.S. administration will revert to a less militarized approach to combating terrorism. Read a paper by Reinares on international terrorism and public opinion here.
Daily Headline : International Security

Mercenary Jailed in Failed Coup Plot

07/07/2008 - Bungled coup leader pays a high price for failure.
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Climate Change Harms National Security, Says Top Intelligence Official

06/26/2008 - A top intelligence officer told Congress that climate change could have wide-ranging effects on U.S. national security.
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Security Updates

06/23/2008 - If you need up-to-date information about conflicts and catastrophes, then Reuter’s AlertNet is the news source for you.
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Biofuel Production Causes Food Shortages, Scientist Says

04/23/2008 - Food-based biofuels are exacerbating food shortages and could cause further social and political instability worldwide, according to a presenter at the Third International Symposium on Agroterrorism, held April 22-24 in Kansas City.
Daily Headline : International Security

IEDs Proliferate from Iraq, Afghanistan

04/04/2008 - IEDs have become terrorists' weapon of choice and are being used in conflicts far from Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Overseas Threats

03/27/2008 - The Department of State has broken down the top threats of 2007. Theft of trade secrets, cyberattacks, insider threats, “home-grown” political radicalism, terrorism, and political conflict were the most serious threats to U.S. security.
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China Hacked U.S. Darfur Nonprofits, Groups Say

03/21/2008 - Two U.S. nonprofits that allege Chinese complicity in Sudanese genocide claim they have been hacked, with the attacks originating in China.
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