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...about taking out “targets”—don’t play a role at all. And therein lies the danger. Policymakers in their swivel chairs at the Capitol have much in common with children afraid of the dark; the richness of their imagination often outstrips the banality of the reality. The capability of dispatching a robot with no harm to U.S. persons isn’t necessarily a condition for joystick diplomacy, but it makes overreacting to threats a very distinct possibility. So it is that even P.W. Singer, a defense analyst...
...whose names are expected to be announced within the next couple weeks, according to Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Washington D.C.-based Police Executive Research Forum and chair of the panel. He said that finalizing appointments has been a “challenge” because people are often traveling and vacationing during the summer months. Once the panel is convened, the full group will likely meet three or four times over a period of three to five months, Wexler said. Other small group meetings may be held as well, and additional phases may be added if needed...
...There are a few lessons we learned out of this experience. Often, it is highly likely that you will ask yourself: “Why did I volunteer when these people don’t want to find solutions to their own problems?” You will wonder why you exhaust yourself with seemingly ridiculous bureaucratic collisions. Be determined and have patience—you will reach the layers that appreciate your generosity. Then—and only then—will you see the beauty of the country you are volunteering in. Moreover, you will see massive opportunities...
...critics of Stockholm syndrome maintain, these captives were the exceptions. According to a 2007 FBI report, 73% of victims displayed no signs of such affection for their abductors. Nonetheless, crisis negotiators often actually try to encourage captor-hostage bonding by telling perpetrators about the victims' families or personal lives. Being viewed as a fellow human being, the theory goes, may be a victim's best hope for staying alive. Which means Dugard's apparent reluctance to attempt an escape may ultimately have been her ticket to freedom...
...Chief among them is Israel. In recent years, the Israeli government has consistently raised alarms about Russia's plans to sell MiG-31 fighter planes to Syria and its construction of a nuclear-power station in southwestern Iran. Negotiations with Moscow have been tough on these issues and relations often icy, as the Israeli President pointed out during his visit to Russia on Aug. 18, just as the mysteries behind the Arctic Sea's disappearance began to unfold. (Read "Medvedev and Obama: Sunshine in Moscow...