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Analysis
Even Bush can’t have it all
When President George W. Bush was re-elected by a clear majority of Americans, many citizens who were worried about this country's direction started wringing their hands.
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Analysis
Thousands of Children Fight, Killed in Conflicts Around the Globe
Tens of thousands of children continue to be used as "armed pawns" in more than 20 conflicts around the world, said the U.S. Campaign to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers today. The U.S. Campaign's remarks came in conjunction with the release of the international Coalit...
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Analysis
Bush, Kerry, Preemptive War, and the “Global Test”
Preemptive war remains a poorly defined and unpredictable concept, not only for the candidates, but for a global security system lacking unified leadership or a consistent and reliable framework for addressing today's threats. Steven C. Welsh, CDI Research Analyst, argues that...
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AnalysisCongress’s Deeds Do Not Match Its Words
In the October 2004 issue of Proceedings Magazine, published by Naval Institute Press, CDI Visiting Senior Fellow Winslow Wheeler explains current developments in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005. Wheeler argues that fine print in the bill’s language...
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Analysis
The Tangled Web of Illicit Arms Trafficking
CDI Senior Analyst Rachel Stohl participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Center for American Progress entitled “Terror in the Shadows” on October 5, 2004. The panel brought together four leading experts on illicit trafficking – in money, guns, diamonds and human beings...
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Analysis
The Wrong Deterrence: The Threat of Loose Nukes Is One of Our Own Making
Nuclear terrorism, thankfully, is still only a specter, not a reality. But the recent wave of bloodshed in Russia underscores the urgency of the need to prevent terrorists capable of indiscriminate slaughter from acquiring nuclear bombs.
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Analysis
News Roundup: Tensions Build as South Korea’s Nuclear Research is Made Public
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) disclosed on Sept. 2, 2004, that South Korea had admitted to enriching small amounts of uranium. The South Korean government claims the uranium was enriched by scientists in a government-approved experiment in 2000, purely to fulf...
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Analysis
Don’t Mind If I Do
In its latest effort to help the War on Terror, Congress recently passed a $416 appropriations bill for the Department of Defense. Despite its size, this bill will still fall short thanks to the large helpings of pork hidden between the lines, as CDI Visiting Senior Fellow Win...