by Sonja Elmquist | Aug 27, 2010 | National Security, Topics
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Energy and security experts at the National War College discuss the Air Force’s exploration of alternative sources of jet fuel, including natural gas. (Sonja...
by Sonja Elmquist | Aug 25, 2010 | Topics
Learn from my Pentagon odyssey. Call ahead. Wear flats. Take taxis. Stay hydrated. Or face the consequence of a daunting walk around the outside of one of the world’s largest buildings trying to find the reporters’ entrance. Some facts: Each of the five sides of the...
by Sonja Elmquist | Aug 19, 2010 | National Security
Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Paul Brinkley straddles the territory between U.S. military and diplomatic efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan as director of the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations. The task force was created to marshal U.S. economic...
by Sonja Elmquist | Aug 18, 2010 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The end of military operations in Iraq will bring a turnover of U.S. efforts to civilians, but the U.S. will not leave those workers undefended in remote provinces, Christopher Hill, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq until last week, said Wednesday. “Whatever...
by Sonja Elmquist | Aug 17, 2010 | Environment, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — In a multipronged effort to boost “clean coal,” the Obama administration has announced a $1 billion project to demonstrate a new combustion technique, launched studies of where carbon dioxide could be stored underground, and unveiled recommendations...