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Hormuz crisis has forced Japan into rethinking – and domesticating – its energy security needs
Japan is one of the countries most affected by restrictions placed on one of the world’s most important choke points.
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Security clearances don’t determine whom a president can trust – they reveal risks the president may not know
A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is…
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How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
While small in scale, these groups are well positioned to respond quickly to disaster relief efforts.
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Décadas después del 11 de septiembre, el polvo tóxico y el trastorno de estrés postraumático podrían estar acelerando el envejecimiento cerebral entre los socorristas
Desde traumas psicológicos graves hasta la exposición a polvo neurotóxico, los socorristas de la Zona Cero siguen enfrentando riesgos importantes para su salud.
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The Pentagon is using polygraphs to hunt leakers, but the tests are more theater than fact
A CIA veteran explains that a polygraph campaign is not likely to eliminate leaks, but it may divert investigative energy from essential security priorities.
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2026’s El Niño is shaping up to be a doozy – it’s already affecting global shipping, fish behavior and heat
El Niño can affect agriculture, marine life and economies in profound ways, including slowing commerce at the Panama Canal. This El Niño is likely…
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To control weeds in your garden, late summer and early fall is the best time to make a difference
What gardeners do at the end of the growing season will determine how clean, productive and manageable their garden beds will be when spring…
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Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive
An educated citizenry is the key to making self-government succeed, Founding Father Thomas Jefferson said.
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Learning without a brain – how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks
Bacteria use strategies similar to artificial neural networks to use the past to adapt to the future.