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The New America Foundation's Arms and Security Initiative offers a monthly email update covering the arms trade, security, military budget and foreign policy issues. The Arms and Security Update replaces the World Policy Institute's Arms Trade Resource Center's E-Updates.
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ASI E-Update: Nukes, War Memoirs, and More
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July 24, 2008
Dear Friends,
The media is juxtaposing pictures of Obama meeting with world leaders
with clips of McCain playing caddy to Papa Bush. There is so much to
say about the election and “the issues” at this juncture, but we will
let others say it (for now).
Here are a few worthwhile articles:... more »
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ASI E-Update: We Take on the Pentagon
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June 27, 2008
Dear Friends,
The waterfalls have come to the New York harbor. It is much more
spectacular than anticipated-- not to sugges that large scaffolding
dropping water into the harbor doesn't sound exciting.
See some pictures at [link]
So, while Olafur Eliasson’s water falls and we’re working on a brand... more »
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ASI UPDATE: Cluster Bombs, Resistance to Missile Defense and More
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Dear Friends,
What’s in a name?
P.W. Singer and Elina Nora had an op-ed in the New York Times on
Monday (June 2) asserting that we should jettison “jihadist” in favor
of a term with more negative connotations in the Muslim and Arab
worlds.
They say: “The word “jihad” means to “strive” or “struggle,” and in... more »
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ASI ESSAY The Pentagon: Entrenched, Enbedded and Here to Stay
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Dear Friends,
I am happy to share with you a new piece: "Entrenched, Embedded, and
Here to Stay, The Pentagon's Expansion Will Be Bush's Lasting Legacy"
[link]
Tom Engelhardt, the editor of TomDispatch.Com says that the article is
“one of the most important pieces Tomdispatch has published in recent... more »
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Event: No More Cluster Bombs, No More Landmines
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Dear Friends,
We've been working with the Campaign to Ban Landmines on a number of
projects, so we thought that as we're compiling the new edition of our
ASI E-Update, we would alert you to a very creative (and sobering)
event they are planning for this weekend.
All the best,
Frida Berrigan... more »
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ASI Update: New Book, Bush's Trip to Europe and NATO
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April 7, 2008
Dear Friends,
In this issue of our ASI E-Update, we (virtually) follow Bush on his
trip to Europe, assessing his gains and losses, and what he was
running away from!
But before we get to any of that.... We have some exciting news: Drum
roll please....
Bill Hartung and Miriam Pemberton's edited volume LESSONS FROM IRAQ:... more »
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Cyborg Insects? The Pentagon's Latest by Nick Turse
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April 2, 2008
Dear Friends,
Our own ASI Update is in the works...
We got so caught up in April Fool's Day pranks that commenting on
serious and important things like-- Bush's diplomatic acumen in
Europe, the success of the surge, and the fine-tooth-comb treatment
that all shipments of weapons to our allies in Afghanistan receive--... more »
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ASI ISSUE BRIEF: $200 Billion Nuclear Weapons Industry Bailout?
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BAILING OUT THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS INDUSTRY:
THE REAL PURPOSE OF COMPLEX TRANSFORMATION?
Summary Comments by William D. Hartung, Director, Arms and Security
Initiative, New America Foundation, Washington, DC, March 25, 2008
At Hearings on the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security
Administration's Draft Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Impact... more »
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ASI Update: New Articles
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March 17, 2008
Dear Friends,
Happy St. Patrick's Day. The week begins with very bad news for Wall
Street and big banks and the economy. In times like these, we all need
a little of the "luck of the Irish" to shoulder on.
The Arms and Security Initiative has been busy.
Frida spoke at The Left Forum on Sunday, participating in a panel on... more »
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ASI Update: Hartung, War is Hell, But What the Hell Does it Cost?
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War is Hell, But What the Hell Does it Cost?
One Week at War in Iraq and Afghanistan for $3.5 Billion
By William D. Hartung, March 4, 2008
War is hell -- deadly, dangerous, and expensive. But just how
expensive is it?
In a recent interview, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz... more »
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