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  • Obama Introduces His National Security Team

    Posted by admin on December 18th, 2009 and filed under security policy | 25 Comments »

    Barack Obama introduces members of his national security team, December 1, 2008

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    A Smarter, Tougher National Security Policy

    Posted by admin on December 12th, 2009 and filed under security policy | No Comments »

    On Veterans Day, Senator Mark Udall delivered a speech on national security at the Homeland Defense and Security in Transition Symposium in Colorado Springs. The speech focused on Colorado’s vital military installations and defense programs, his vision for a path to energy security, and the many evolving threats to our country.

    Duration : 0:21:47

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    Barack Obama: On Iraq and National Security

    Posted by admin on December 2nd, 2009 and filed under security policy | 25 Comments »

    Barack Obama gave an address in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Iraq and America’s national security.

    Duration : 0:32:52

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    NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE / NSPD 51

    Posted by admin on November 29th, 2009 and filed under security policy | No Comments »

    http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html

    National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive

    NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE/NSPD 51
    HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE/HSPD-20

    This directive establishes a comprehensive national policy on the continuity of Federal Government structures and operations and a single National Continuity Coordinator responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of Federal continuity policies. This policy establishes “National Essential Functions,” prescribes continuity requirements for all executive departments and agencies, and provides guidance for State, local, territorial, and tribal governments, and private sector organizations in order to ensure a comprehensive and integrated national continuity program that will enhance the credibility of our national security posture and enable a more rapid and effective response to and recovery from a national emergency

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    Challenges to Human Security

    Posted by admin on November 24th, 2009 and filed under security policy | 14 Comments »

    The panel from the Symposium on International Law and the Quest for Security discusses the “Challenges to Global Security” in terms of such issues as the impact of current American foreign policy strategy on the part of the Bush administration towards both Iraq and the United Nations; the nature of America’s nuclear armament and the potential use of such weapons; the growing social movements for peace and economic justice and the relationship between those groups and national security and the United Nations role in international security issues. Series: Voices [2/2003] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 7069]

    Duration : 0:58:57

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    Obama: National Security Nightmare

    Posted by admin on November 19th, 2009 and filed under security policy | 25 Comments »

    Naive foreign policy is a very dangerous thing. Learn the lessons of history. Don’t just jump on a bandwagon. Know the facts first.

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    Shariah in the West: A Discussion with Andy McCarthy

    Posted by admin on November 8th, 2009 and filed under security policy | 5 Comments »

    Hosted by the Ethics & Public Policy Center. Rick Santorum and EPPC’s Program to Protect America’s Freedom presented a symposium exploring the relationship between Shariah law and the West. Mr. McCarthy famously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he was involved in the prosecution of both foreign and domestic terrorism. After September 11, he supervised the U.S. Attorney’s Anti-Terrorism Command Post in New York City. Mr. McCarthy is a regular contributor at National Review Online and Commentary where he writes on a wide range of subjects including law, terrorism, and national security. Mr. McCarthy has long been a friend of the Center for Security Policy, and is the recipient of the 2008 Mightier Pen Award

    Duration : 0:30:2

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    Conversations with History: Shirk York IGCC

    Posted by admin on November 7th, 2009 and filed under security policy | 1 Comment »

    Host Harry Kreisler welcomes UC professors Herbert York and Susan Shirk for a discussion of the role of research universities in meeting today’s national security challenges. York, the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and founding director of the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) and Shirk, Asian security policy expert and current IGCC Director, compare the Cold War and the Post 911 world. Highlighting the importance of regional contexts and the need for well informed diplomacy, they evaluate the U.S. response in managing these threats and offer recommendations for the future. Series: Conversations with History [7/2008] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 14865]

    Duration : 0:55:20

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    The Long War: U.S. Security Policy Since World War II

    Posted by admin on October 22nd, 2009 and filed under security policy | 6 Comments »

    Andrew J. Bacevich is a West Point graduate, Vietnam veteran and professor of International Relations and History at Boston University. A self described “Catholic conservative” his recent writings have been critical of the Bush administrations foreign policy, particularly the Iraq War. Series: Humanitas [9/2008] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 14212]

    Duration : 1:28:1

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