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Inside the Marine Corps Plan to Stop the Next Benghazi

April 16, 2014
A new strategy being developed by the U.S. Marines would focus on expeditionary warfare that is “fast, austere and lethal,” partly in response to budget cuts and partly to prevent a future Benghazi-like embassy disaster. Called Expeditionary Force 21, the Marine Corps playbook will maintain the branch’s fighting prowess while adding surprising changes to improve crisis response.
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Inside the Marine Corps Plan to Stop the Next Benghazi
Marines conduct a dawn patrol in the Nawa district of Afghanistan in May 2010. (US Marine Corps)
Nigerian Security Suffers as Boko Haram Grows More Brazen

Nigerian Security Suffers as Boko Haram Grows More Brazen

April 16, 2014
Nearly a year after Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan established a state of emergency in three northern states to overcome the radical Islamist group Boko Haram, the insurgents appear undaunted by the government’s crackdown. With the death toll mounting, Boko Haram continues to destabilize Africa’s largest oil producer, biggest economy, and most populous country.
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Growing Forex Scandal Taints Global Banks Again

Growing Forex Scandal Taints Global Banks Again

April 16, 2014
A new, growing investigation of global banks over exchange rates has echoes of the 2012 Libor rate-setting scandal, with one big difference — Swiss banking giant UBS, which escaped the previous scrape by playing whistleblower, now seems to be caught in the dragnet, and central banks in Britain and Singapore are involved.
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Poland and Ukraine: Once Close Neighbors Now Worlds Apart

Poland and Ukraine: Once Close Neighbors Now Worlds Apart

April 15, 2014
Special Economic Analysis
by Peter Warburton, PhD

Just 25 years ago Ukraine and Poland were alike. Both were populous nations, one a former Soviet state and the other a Soviet client state. Both were suffering legacies of uncompetitive, inefficient heavy industry and poor physical infrastructure. Now, the comparison could not be starker.
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Indian Leadership Change May Bring Bolder Foreign Policy

Indian Leadership Change May Bring Bolder Foreign Policy

April 15, 2014
As hundreds of millions of Indians take part in a massive, month-long voting process that began April 7, nationalist candidate Narendra Modi is offering the prospect of a redrawn Indian constitution, economic reforms and a more engaged foreign policy. U.S. interests could be affected heavily if he wins election.
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Pressure Builds as Iran Nuclear Talks Enter Critical Stage

Pressure Builds as Iran Nuclear Talks Enter Critical Stage

April 15, 2014
Three months of nuclear negotiations with Iran have yielded no breakthroughs, and considerable work remains if there is to be a permanent agreement that goes beyond the scope of last November’s interim accord. The final treaty is to be drafted beginning next month, with each side jockeying for advantage over the future course of Iran’s nuclear program.
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‘Heartbleed’ Bug Triggers Global Cybersecurity Panic

‘Heartbleed’ Bug Triggers Global Cybersecurity Panic

April 14, 2014
CYBER WAR

A software bug undetected for two years has exposed millions of credit card numbers and other sensitive personal and financial data, causing a global cybersecurity panic of systemic proportions. Just discovered last week, the glitch affects two-thirds of the Internet, including technology deployed by industry giants Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).
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