Scientist Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security member Gregory Koblentz, the Director of the Biodefense Graduate Program at George Mason University, was quoted in a Reuters’ piece on the need for more oversight on federal laboratories that carry out biomedical research: “Organizations are notoriously bad at policing themselves,” said biodefense expert Greg Koblentz of George […]
Talking Points Memo Story on Iron Dome Quotes Phil Coyle
For All The Hype, Does Israel’s Iron Dome Even Work? August 21, 2014 by Dylan Scott As war between Israelis and Palestinians raged in Gaza again in recent weeks, President Barack Obama signed a bill to provide another $225 million to Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. But what if the U.S. government is pouring […]
Wall Street Journal Story on Hillary Clinton’s Foreign Policy Quotes John Isaacs
Clinton Charts a Tricky Course in Airing Policy Views August 11, 2014 by Janet Hook Hillary Clinton is walking a political tightrope as she fleshes out her foreign-policy views in advance of a likely 2016 presidential campaign, putting distance between herself and President Barack Obama without personally criticizing her former boss. With Iraq and the […]
Newsweek Story on Iraq Quotes Amb. Peter Galbraith
U.S Will Arm the Kurds, Provide Air Support Against IS: Galbraith August 8, 2014 by Nicholas Wapshott The United States will break with the Iraqi government of Nouri a-l-Maliki this weekend and provide heavy weapons to the lightly armed forces of the Kurds, who are fighting to defend their capital, Erbil, against the Islamic State […]
Inter Press Service News Agency Story on Hiroshima Anniversary Cites Center Report on Global Nuclear Stockpiles
Atom Bomb Anniversary Spotlights Persistent Nuclear Threat August 7, 2014 by Suvendrini Kakuchi TOKYO, Aug 7 2014 (IPS) – It has been 69 years, but the memory is fresh in the minds of 190,000 survivors and their descendants. It has been 69 years but a formal apology has yet to be issued. It has been […]