by Eliza Larson | Aug 21, 2014 | National Security
The Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction of a privateer ship from the 1800s, has docked at the Washington Navy Yard as part of bicentennial celebrations for War of 1812. Published in conjunction with
by Eliza Larson | Aug 12, 2014 | National Security
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, hosted a session Monday during the first ever U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to talk about climate change, food security, and resilience and the challenges that come with them in vulnerable countries. “You can’t build a...
by Eliza Larson | Aug 11, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Center of Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden told a House Foreign Affairs panel the Ebola outbreak can be stopped but action needs to be taken quickly. “We can stop Ebola,” Frieden said “We have to stop it at the source in Africa.”...
by Eliza Larson | Aug 6, 2014 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – When it comes to the Ebola outbreak, there is still “no strategic plan of how we’re going to bring this under control,” a prestigious Washington think tank warned this week. Council on Foreign Relations senior fellows John Campbell and Laurie Garrett said...
by Eliza Larson | Jul 30, 2014 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – On May 14, 2014, Staff Sgt. Tisha Hill dropped her car off in Brussels to be shipped home by a Pentagon-contracted car shipping company, International Auto Logistics. It’s been more than a month since Hill was due to receive her car back in the U.S.A. “I...
