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** Winning the Social Media War Against ISIS (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/winning-the-social-media-war-against-isis/)
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Let’s stop here. There is no war online against ISIS in which the United States can seize victory, because there is no online victory to be seized. “Winning” a war implies specific objectives that can actually be met. On the internet, there is no clear ground to be gained, and no reliable way to measure success when it comes to countering violent extremism—as many have mentioned, you can’t measure if someone decides to not join ISIS.
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El Niño and the Case for Microgrids (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/el-nino-and-the-case-for-microgrids/)
Winter is coming to the United States’ national electric grid. El Niño – an ocean temperature event that affects global weather – is on its way and is expected to be one of the strongest events in recent history. Already, we have seen El Nino’s warmer ocean currents create severe weather conditions, causing blackouts throughout the Asian and Pacific regional energy grids. Experts have expressed similar fears that such extreme weather events might spell danger for the United States’ energy grid. These and other events revive the necessary conversation regarding the resiliency of our bulk-power system. The United States should consider supporting distributed energy policies, specifically microgrids, to guard against future strains on the nation’s ageing energy infrastructure.
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Upcoming Events
Climate Change, Diplomacy and National Security- A Conversation with Foreign Minister Tony de Brum, Marshall Islands  (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/national-security-implications-of-climate-change-a-conversation-with-minister-tony-de-brum/)

http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/national-security-implications-of-climate-change-a-conversation-with-minister-tony-de-brum/
In December, negotiators from around the world will convene in Paris to negotiate and agree to a deal to address the challenge of climate change. While most attention has been on the position of major economies like China, Europe, and the United States, one group that has played a role in the negotiations far beyond the size of their populations are the Alliance of Small Island States. Their clear moral authority, as “front-line” states of climate change, shows how soft power can accelerate diplomacy.
Wednesday, October 28, 12:00 pm - 01:30 pm

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College of Charleston Event – Climate Change: Risks for National Security (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/college-of-charleston-event-climate-change-risks-for-national-security/)

Today, the U.S. Navy is preparing for an open Arctic, the Marines are deploying in response to historic typhoons, and the Army is preparing its bases to use less energy than they produce. Climate change is already a major consideration for US military planners. Meanwhile, American politicians continue to ignore the issue. Join us for a discussion with senior flag officers as they discuss the steps the US military has taken and future implications for our national security.

Monday, November 9, 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm

College of Charleston, Stern Center Ballroom
Charleston, South Carolina 29424
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Implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership For Global and Regional Stability (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/tpp-implications-of-trans-pacific-partnership-for-global-and-regional-stability/)

Final negotiations on TPP concluded on October 5th, 2015 and the long-awaited trade deal now begins a 90-day waiting period before being brought for discussion and vote by the United States Congress. TPP is a cornerstone of the Asia Pivot and includes 11 Pacific nations. Its implementation will increase US access to growing markets across the region while eliminating thousands of import tariffs and other barriers to free international trade. The deal also strengthens relationships between the US and vital partners including Japan, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Mexico.
Thursday, November 19, 12:30 pm - 02:00 pm

1100 New York Avenue, NW - 7th floor - West Tower
Washington, D.C

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On Our Blog

** Climate, Energy, and National Security
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BCAS Member General Fusion Mentioned on CNN (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/bcas-member-general-fusion-mentioned-on-cnn/)
Ricky Gandhi
Business Council for American Security member General Fusion was highlighted last week in CNN’s look at the “promise of nuclear fusion.” ITER – an international project – seeks to harness fusion energy. Meanwhile, billionaires have already begun investing in private companies running smaller projects, highlighting the enormous commercial potential fusion research can have in our society.Click here for more… (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/bcas-member-general-fusion-mentioned-on-cnn/)

I (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/) nvestments in Clean Energy Make Us Safer  (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/investments-in-clean-energy-make-us-safer/)
Ricky Gandhi
This December, countries from around the world will meet in Paris to develop an international climate agreement that will attempt to cap warming at 2˚C – the threshold scientists have warned us not to cross.
Click here for more.. (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/investments-in-clean-energy-make-us-safer/) .

Reducing our Dependent on Fossil Fuels is a National Security Imperative (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/reducing-our-dependence-on-fossil-fuels-is-a-national-security-imperative/)
Spencer Shweky
In 2013, the EIA projected that world energy consumption would grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040, with fossil fuels continuing to supply almost 80% of the 2040 total. This trajectory threatens not only to alter the nature of the earth's climate, but to fundamentally destabilize the global security environment.
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Wilson Center Global Energy Forum Overview (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/wilson-center-global-energy-forum-overview/)
Ricky Gandhi
The Wilson Center Global Energy Forum provided updated analyses regarding geopolitical situations and their effects on energy production. The keynote speaker, Adam Sieminski of the U.S. EIA, discussed the short-term implication in the growth of demand: a rebalancing between demand and the excess supply caused by OPEC.
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ASP in Colorado: Climate Change and Security in the Heartland (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/asp-in-colorado-climate-change-and-security-in-the-heartland/)
American Security Project
On Wednesday and Thursday, September 9th and 10th, representatives of the American Security Project visited Denver, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado, for a series of meetings, public events, and briefings on how climate change is affecting security, how institutions in the region are planning for it, and how.
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** Nuclear Security
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The Iran Nuclear Agreement & Congress's Role (https://www.americansecurityproject.org/the-iran-nuclear-agreement-congresss-role/)
Sam Hickey
The dangers of nuclear weapons programs span a spectrum of catastrophe: from a meltdown at a nuclear reactor, to a state detonating a nuclear weapon, to terrorists setting off a dirty bomb.  The paradox of the security and insecurity that nuclear weapons concurrently provide has yet to be reconciled, but for now, the U.S. must provide direct aid to the international institution responsible for maintaining the peaceful use of nuclear science and technology; the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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** American Competitiveness
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The Emergence of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/the-emergence-of-the-trans-pacific-partnership/)
Anil Powers
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the largest regional trade accord in history.  It finally emerged after years of negotiations between the US and eleven Pacific Rim nations.  It now faces months of scrutiny in a politically divided Congress, although the threat of amendments or a filibuster will not be an issue due to the success of the fast-track trade authority.
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Dante Disparte on Puerto Rico Default  (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/dante-disparte-on-puerto-rico-default/)
Clark Derrington
On Tuesday, August 4th Business Council for American Security Chairperson Dante Disparte spoke to the BBC World Business Report about the latest development in the Puerto Rican debt crisis. Puerto Rico missed a $58 million bond payment on Monday, sending the island territory into default for the first time. In his interview, Disparte mentioned several of the issues contributing to Puerto Rico’s debt troubles.
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** National Security Strategy
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Iran’s Close Relationship with Syria Hinders Negotiations with the US (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/irans-close-relationship-with-syria-hinders-negotiations-with-the-us/)
Anil Powers
There appears to be no end in sight for the war in Syria.  As ISIS continues its campaign of terror in the region, Russia and Iran increase their military support of the Assad regime, intensifying a conflict that has already affected millions of people.  With no formal peace talks in the works, the United States is reaching out to Iran to negotiate a political solution, one in which the Assad regime is removed from power.  But the most critical obstacle to this is Iran’s unwillingness to part ways with President Bashar al-Assad.
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Biden: Infrastructure a National Security Issue (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/biden-infrastructure-a-national-security-issue/)
Ricky Gandhi
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace hosted the “American Job Creation and Infrastructure Forum” on Thursday, October 9. The event featured a panel consisting of members of congress, think tanks, and experts. It also featured three keynote speakers: Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Vice-President Joe Biden.
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** Asymmetric Operations
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Containing the Threat of al-Qaeda & Its Affiliates (https://www.americansecurityproject.org/containing-the-threat-of-al-qaeda-its-affiliates/)
Anil Powers
For nearly 20 years, al-Qaeda and its ideological cousins have been the most important threats to national and global security.  They will remain so over the next 20-30 years.
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Rethink NATO Article 5: Challenges to Collective Security in the Cyber Era (https://www.americansecurityproject.org/rethinking-nato-article-5-challenges-to-collective-security-in-the-cyber-era/)
Steffen Westerburger
Ever since its formation in early 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been an important cornerstone of the national security strategy of the United States. This military alliance, once founded to counter the Soviet threat during the Cold War, constitutes a system of collective self-defense. All twenty-eight member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
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Cyber Security
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Event Recap: The Keynote Speech | Cyber Security: Risk, Recovery, and Resilience (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event-recap-the-keynote-speech-cyber-security-risk-recovery-and-resilience/)
Sam Hickey
On Wednesday, September 16th American Security Project hosted a conference on ‘Cyber Security: Risk, Recovery, and Resilience’. After opening remarks by ASP CEO BGen. Stephen Cheney USMC, (Ret.) – in which he mainly focused on the diversity of the concept of cyber and the challenges this may create to national security, RDML Danelle Barrett – Deputy Director of Current Operations at USCYBERCOM – to delivered the keynote address.

Event Recap : Panel 1 | Lessons from OPM Hack (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event-recap-panel-1-lessons-from-opm-hack/)
Ngoc H. Le
The first panel of the afternoon discussed the ‘lessons learned’ from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach. In June 2015 the OPM announced that they had been the target of a large data breach, stealing the classified and personal records of several millions of people. James Comey, director of the FBI, put the number at a dazzling 18 million.

Event Review- Panel 2: Cyber Security & Consequences for the Military (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event-review-panel-2-cyber-security-consequences-for-the-military/)
Spencer Shweky
The afternoon’s second panel, “Consequences for the Military” was moderated by Brigadier General Stephen A. Cheney, USMC (Ret.), CEO of the American Security Project and included  MG Garrett Yee, US Army Reserve, Cyber Security Directorate Military Deputy, LTC Scott Applegate, G3 Current Operations Chief, Defensive Cyberspace Operations, United States Army Cyber Command, and Ian Wallace, Senior Fellow, Co-Director Cyber Security Initiative, New America.

Event Review: Panel 3 | Defense, Diplomacy, and Deterrence (https://www.americansecurityproject.org/event-review-panel-3-defense-diplomacy-and-deterrence/)
Anil Powers
In panel 3 of its conference on cyber security, ASP hosted Michele Markoff, Deputy Coordinator for Cyber Issues at the U.S. Department of State (DOS), Colonel Jon Brickey, National Capital Region Liaison and Assistant Professor at Army Cyber Institute at West Point, and Hon. Bijan R. Kian, Chairman of the Board of Directors for iCelero.  William G. Lay, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Assurance and Chief Information Security Officer for DOS, moderated the panel. The two panels prior focused on “Lessons from the OPM Attack” and “Consequences for the Military,” whereas this panel highlighted the roles of the U.S. government, the military, and the private sector in maintaining cyber security.
October 15, 2015
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Is nuclear fusion about to change our world? (http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/06/tech/pioneers-nuclear-fusion/index.html)
BCAS Member General Fusion Mentioned on CNN

Trinidad’s Energy Vulnerability (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/holland-in-latin-america-energy-advisor-trinidads-energy-vulnerability/)
Andrew Holland, ASP

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