by Kristin April Kim | Sep 29, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Genetic modification of rice will be a powerful weapon in eradicating hunger and poverty in the developing world – and can be done safely, the head of the International Rice Research Institute said Thursday. Speaking at a Brookings Institution panel on...
by Hayat Norimine | Sep 24, 2014 | National Security
A former Wall Street Journal reporter says military outsourcing, which has become synonymous with incidents like the 2007 killing of 17 Iraqi civilians by Blackwater Worldwide,needs reform. Despite scandals, the industry has been growing. On a book tour, author Ann...
by Alix Hines | Aug 28, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The movement of ISIS in Syria and Iraq is not a linear movement from one country to the next. According to Jennifer Cafarella, a Syria analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, much of ISIS’s movement in Syria and Iraq happens...
by Christen Simeral | Aug 28, 2014 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – By training service dogs, veterans are helping fellow veterans—and themselves—cope with post-deployment challenges. At Warrior Canine Connection in Brookeville, Md., just north of Washington, vets suffering from post-traumatic stress or traumatic...
by Donna Mahoney | Aug 28, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A group of news media outlets have joined forces to convince the Federal Aviation Administration to allow journalists to fly drones in order to gather news. The News Media Coalition includes, among others, newspaper and magazine publishers,...
by Alix Hines | Aug 28, 2014 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON — Studies show that nearly half of female veterans are single parents. This means for many women transitioning from active duty to civilian life is no easy task. Published in conjunction with