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January 27, 2011  NSFR Special Report  William Price analyzes the USAF F-22 fighter program and discusses the implications to U.S. defense strategy of advanced air superiority programs abroad in his new article titled Fighter Gaps.  

January 20, 2011  Post-Conference Report  
The International Human Rights Law Institute of DePaul University and the National Strategy Forum convened a conference in October 2010 addressing the challenges of applying international law to non-state actors and asymmetric threats.  Click here to read the report: Asymmetrical Warfare and International Law in the 21st Century.  

January 6, 2011 - 
NSFR Special Report  Major General Neal Creighton, a U.S. coordinator of the Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations, describes in his new article, The Panama Canal Treaty-An Update, how Panama has flourished and U.S.-Latin American relations have improved since control of the canal was returned to Panama.  

December 23, 2010 - A The U.S. and Canada announced a border security deal that will have major implications for North American security.  Visit the NSFR Blog for details and analysis.  

December 7, 2010
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A recent NSF event with Professor Bill Banks of Syracuse University was featured on C-SPAN.  Watch the entire presentation titled "Growth Areas for Terrorist Cells" here.  In addition, the Bill Banks Event Summary is posted on the recent speakers page.   

December 4, 2010
 - The NSF Blog has transitioned to WordPress.  Among the exciting new features are an RSS feed and search features.  Visit the NSF Blog to see the changes and read the latest postings.  

November 17, 2010 - News Release Canada has announced a new non-combat role in Afghanistan as it transitions its forces in 2011.  For full details, read the post Canada’s New Role in Afghanistan on the NSFR Blog.

November 8, 2010 - Fall 2010 NSF Review 
The Fall issue of the NSFR is now available online: The Environment and National Security

September 12, 2010 - Chicago's Mayoral Succession  Richard E. Friedman's op-ed on Chicago's mayoral succession process appeared in the Sunday Chicago Tribune.

August 30, 2010 - Geopolitics in the South China Sea
  The recent Pentagon analysis of China's military suggests that China is making deep inroads into the South China Sea and Indian Ocean Region.  These events are creating geopolitical ripples that present opportunity for U.S. engagement in the region.  Read the analysis on the NSFR Blog.

August 24, 2010 - "The U.S.-Pakistan National Security Relationship"
  The monsoon flooding has created the possibility of Pakistan becoming a failed state.  This article synthesizes the observations of esteemed Pakistan commentators by suggesting a number of complementary issue areas for U.S.-Pakistan cooperation and the effective use of foreign aid.  Read the article on the NSFR Blog.  

August 11, 2010 - "No More Enduring Precious Secrets"
  A new NSFR Blog article has been posted addressing the changing nature of privacy and its effects on citizens, business, and governments around the world.  Are we entering an era of no more secrets?  Read the article on the NSFR Blog.  

August 5, 2010 - Summer 2010 National Strategy Forum Review
  The Summer 2010 issue of the NSFR is now online!  This issue, titled Canada: The Other Special Relationship, is a detailed look at the close security relationship shared by the U.S. and Canada.  Other articles include the affordability of national security, a book review, and a special report on Iran.   Read the Summer 2010 NSFR.

August 2, 2010 - Towards an Economic Warfare Strategy Against Iran
  The American Foreign Policy Council recently released a strategy for implementing multilateral economic sanctions against Iran.  Read the report on the NSFR Blog.  

July 28, 2010 - "Russian Roulette with Project BioShield"
  We posted a new article analyzing the proposed funding to bioterrorism and pandemic emergency fund, Project BioShield.  Read the article on the NSFR Blog.

July 15, 2010 - "Media and the Military" NSFR Blog
  We have posted a series of three articles addressing the civil-military relationship between the media and the military.  Read the article on the NSFR Blog.  

July 14, 2010 - "Its Time to Rethink the G-8" in The American Spectator
  Frank Schell, a member of the NSF Editorial Board, has published an article with The American Spectator.  The link to view the article is here.  

July 9, 2010 - New NSFR Blog Articles
  We have posted two new blog entries, one on the BP Oil Spill and another on the China-Taiwan ECFA trade agreement.

June 3, 2010 - Analysis of President Obama's National Security Strategy 2010
  We posted a blog entry comparing the NSFR national security strategy to the Obama administration's strategy.  

May 24, 2010 - American Spectator Article
  A new article by Frank Schell has been published in the American Spectator.  Entitled "Pakistan and India: Get Real About the Enemy," the article suggests an interesting idea about security cooperation.  Click here for the article.

May 21, 2010 - Introducing the National Strategy Forum Review Blog!
  The NSFR is pleased to announce a complementary source of information and analysis on U.S. national security: the NSFR Blog.  In addition, the National Strategy Forum is now on Facebook.  Please click here to visit our new Facebook page.
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