by Elle Calderone | Aug 27, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The solution to the big issue of nuclear nonproliferation might be smaller than you think, so small it’s virtually invisible and massless. Physicists at Virginia Tech have found a way to use these teeny subatomic particles, called neutrinos, to detect...
by Donna Mahoney | Aug 26, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Charles Tobin is one of the First Amendment lawyers representing the “News Media Coalition,” a group of news media outlets that have joined forces to convince the Federal Aviation Administration to allow journalists to fly drones in...
by Rachel Menitoff | Aug 26, 2014 | National Security, Topics
Both Adam Harmon and Daniel Flesch have one thing in common. They’ve both served in the IDF – the Israel Defense Forces. “I wanted to ensure that the Jewish people had a place to go if they were ever in trouble,” says former IDF soldier Daniel Flesch. They...
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 Rose Zhou | Aug 20, 2014 | National Security
Medill School Washington program director Ellen Shearer taught James Foley in 2007. Shearer describes Foley as a thoughtful and gentle person with a passion to tell under-covered stories of people in conflict zones.
by Michael Smith | Aug 20, 2014 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – Journalism advocacy groups on Wednesday condemned the murder of journalist James Foley, calling the slaying by terrorists a barbaric act. The insurgent group Islamic State released a graphic video on Tuesday showing the last minutes of Foley’s life. He...
