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The Long Road to Zero by Ed Corcoran, 12 May 2009 -- " The Long Road to Zero. Canada has no concerns about US nuclear weapons, even though we have a very large arsenal. ..."

AfPak Issues and Answers by James Jay Carafano, 12 May 2009 -- "Almost every security and foreign policy analyst in Washington agrees that in order to prevent the increase of extremist threats, there is a need for a comprehensive approach to the Afghanistan-Pakistan region as well as toward the individual countries themselves. The U.S. needs to properly engage with Afghanistan and Pakistan to help enable the countries to fight the extremists within their borders and prevent those threats from spreading across the region and the globe...."

Winning the Information War in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Council on Foreign Relations, 11 May 2009 -- "With overwhelming firepower, Western armies rarely lose in combat to Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. But in the communications battle, the militants appear to hold the edge. ..."

Taiwan's Deteriorating Strategic Position and Cross-Strait Relations by Scott Snyder, 11 May 2009 -- "with John Brandon During its first year in office, the Ma Ying-jeou administration has brought greater stability to the cross-strait relationship and has sought to introduce greater predictability to relations between Taipei and Beijing (and by extension to U.S.-Taiwan relations). From April 24 - 26, representatives from Taiwan and the PRC met in Nanjing and signed three agreements in the effort to strengthen economic cooperation across the strait. ..."

Global Nuclear Disarmament: Too Much, Too Soon? by Ralph A. Cossa by Ralph Cossa, 10 May 2009 -- "There is no country on earth more committed to global nuclear disarmament than Japan. Ever since experiencing first hand the horrors of nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese government and people have been steadfast in calling for the total elimination of nuclear weapons from the planet. ..."

Homeland Security Grant Tail Wags State Spending Dog by James Jay Carafano, 6 May 2009 -- "What level of government really commits the most resources to protecting the American homeland? Heritage Foundation Visiting Fellow Matt Mayer looked at the numbers for 111 state and local jurisdictions in "An Analysis of Federal, State, and Local Homeland Security Budgets" and found that from 2000 to 2007 the vast majority of state and local homeland security funds came from state and local governments, not Washington, D...."

Military Implications of Pandemic Flu by John Pike, 6 May 2009 -- "The US Navy canceled the deployment of the USS Dubuque after a sailor was diagnosed with the swine flu. How will the military respond if the new A/H1N1 flu reaches pandemic proportions? ..."

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