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ASP Newsletter: The Iran Deal in Action, U.S Anti-Extremist Messaging, and Upcoming Events

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The Iran Deal in Action: Diplomacy and National Security (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/39349-2/)

http://www.americansecurityproject.org/chuck-hagel-climate-change-is-a-national-security-problem/
The release of the US sailors serves as a shining example of the irrefutable role of diplomacy in national security.
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Ch-Ch-Changes in US Anti-Extremist Messaging Strategy (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/ch-ch-changes-in-the-us-anti-extremist-messaging-strategy/)

The US Government is currently struggling to find the most effective method best way to reduce the number of people influenced by or recruited into terrorist groups like ISIS or Al Qaeda.
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Upcoming Events
ASP and Lloyd's of London Risk and Resiliency Forum (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event/lloyds-and-asp-risk-forum-pathways-to-city-resilience/)

http://www.americansecurityproject.org/chuck-hagel-climate-change-is-a-national-security-problem/

Date     February 17, 2016
Time     12:00pm – 4:30pm
Location Arnold & Porter LLP, 601 Massachusetts Ave NW, 11th Floor, Washington DC 20001

On Wednesday, February 17^th, American Security Project will host Lloyd’s and ASP Risk Forum: Pathways to City Resilience in partnership with Lloyd’s (https://www.lloyds.com/) , JLT (http://www.jlt.com/) , and Risk Cooperative (http://riskcooperative.com/) . This is an invitation-only opportunity for policymakers, business leaders and regulators to introduce the findings of the City Risk Index and share best practices and insights on risk assessment, mitigation, adaptation and transfer to help U.S. cities and institutions build greater resilience

To request an invitation, contact:

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On Our Blog
Climate, Energy, and National Security

Where Will Oil Prices Go? (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/view-the-story-whats-up-with-oil-prices-on-storify/)
Andrew Holland
The beginning of 2016 has seen a collapse in oil prices, to levels that few would have predicted even a year ago.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/view-the-story-whats-up-with-oil-prices-on-storify/)

A Conversation with BGen. Stephen A. Cheney, USMC (Ret.) (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/u-s-security-in-a-world-of-discontent-a-conversation-with-brig-gen-ret-stephen-cheney/)
John Bersia
ASP CEO General Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret.) on US security in a world of discontent.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/u-s-security-in-a-world-of-discontent-a-conversation-with-brig-gen-ret-stephen-cheney/)

Consensus Members in Stars and Stripes (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/consensus-for-american-security-in-stars-and-stripes/)
American Security Project
An op-ed on the security implications of COP21 signed by four members of American Security Project’s Consensus for American Security (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/about/consensus/)  was published by Stars and Stripes online (http://the%20agreement%20is%20a%20clear%20sign%20the%20world%20recognizes%20climate%20change%20as%20a%20real%20and%20growing%20threat%20to%20global%20security%2C%20and%20that%20we%20are%20already%20seeing%20its%20effects.%20in%20paris%2C%20delegates%20often%20called%20for%20a%20strong%20agreement%20on%20climate%20change%20because%20of%20the%20threats%20that%20they%20perceived%20to%20their%20country%E2%80%99s%20national%20security.%20an%20american%20security%20project%20report%20from%202013%20found%20that%20over%2070%20percent%20of%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20governments%20viewed%20climate%20change%20as%20a%20security%20threat%20%E2%80%94%20and%20that%20number%20has%20only%20gone%20up%20since./)  and in their Saturday, December 19th print edition.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/consensus-for-american-security-in-stars-and-stripes/)

Doubling Down on Norms in Paris (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/doubling-down-on-norms-in-paris/)
Philip Rossetti

In this case, the architects of this global climate deal took a leaf out of nuclear nonproliferation’s book and focused less on binding enforcement provisions, and more on inclusivity—a strategy which ASP outlined in our recent paper on climate diplomacy (https://www.americansecurityproject.org/perspective-climate-diplomacy-a-strategy-for-american-leadership/)
Click here for more...  (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/paris-update-climate-adaptation-builds-global-security/)

Chuck Hagel: Climate Change is a National Security Problem (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/chuck-hagel-climate-change-is-a-national-security-problem/)
ASP Board Member Secretary Chuck Hagel, writes in an Op-Ed in Time Magazine about the the UNFCCC climate negotiations in Paris. He emphasized that “Climate change is a national security problem.”
Click here for more. (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/chuck-hagel-climate-change-is-a-national-security-problem/) . (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/chuck-hagel-climate-change-is-a-national-security-problem/)

Paris Update: Adaptation Builds Global Security (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/paris-update-climate-adaptation-builds-global-security/)
Andrew Holland
Secretary of State Kerry has announced (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/kerry-challenges-nations-climate-change-35667053)  an increased American pledge for adaptation aid to $800 million per year by 2020. As ASP’s CEO wrote in “Strengthening national security through climate resiliency (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/asps-cheney-and-holland-in-strengthening-national-security-through-climate-resiliency/) ,” funding for adaptation aid is costeffective because it will address the risks presented by climate change before American troops have to be deployed.
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Climate Change, Paris, the Rise of ISIS, and What "Causes" Terrorism (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/climate-change-paris-the-rise-of-isis-and-what-causes-terrorism/)
Andrew Holland
Over the past few days, there have been a number of discussion in the press around the country and around the world on the links between climate change and terrorism. Let us be clear – no act of terror is due to climate change, but climate change has helped to create the conditions from which terrorist groups can plot and plan.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/climate-change-paris-the-rise-of-isis-and-what-causes-terrorism/)

NextGen Energy

Understanding What's Next in Fusion Technology (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event-summary-understanding-whats-next-in-fusion-technology/)
Ricky Gandhi
On Tuesday, December 15, the American Security Project hosted Understanding What’s Next in Fusion Technology – an event that featured prominent scientists from nuclear fusion labs and companies.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event-summary-understanding-whats-next-in-fusion-technology/)

ASP's Holland and Gandhi Featured in The Hill (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/andrew-holland-and-ricky-gandhi-featured-in-the-hill/)
ASP’s Andrew Holland and Ricky Gandhi recently published an op-ed editorial in The Hill in support of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act. In it, they discuss the various provisions of the bill, as well as their implications on the nuclear energy sector.
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Nuclear Security

The Iran Deal in Action (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/39349-2/)
Maggie Feldman-Piltch
As Iran removes the core of their nuclear reactor and fills it with cement opening the door for the easing of sanctions in just a manner of days, it is clear times are changing.
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ASP CEO Featured in Politco on Iran (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/bgen-cheney-featured-in-politco/)
American Security Project
ASP CEO BGen. Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret.) was featured in a January 14th Politico piece (http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/iran-hostage-crisis-that-wasnt-217729)  on the detainment and release of 10 US sailors in Iran.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/bgen-cheney-featured-in-politco/)

What to do About North Korea's Nuclear Weapons (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/what-to-do-about-north-koreas-nuclear-weapons/)
Matthew Wallin
With North Korea’s recent claims (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/world/asia/north-korea-hydrogen-bomb-claim-reactions.html?_r=0)  of having tested a hydrogen bomb, there is renewed concern about the situation on the Korean peninsula and the North’s expanding nuclear program. Yet despite a possible increase in nuclear weapons capability, the strategic situation on the Korean peninsula has not changed since North Korea crossed the nuclear threshold.
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Nuclear Pakistan (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/nuclear-pakistan/)
Sam Hickey
Pakistani officials have maintained that their nuclear program’s only utility is countering the nuclear and conventional military threat posed by India, but Pakistan’s nuclear program is not lagging dangerously behind India.
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Improving the Relationship Between the U.S. and Iran with Ambassador Thomas Pickering (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/improving-the-relationship-between-the-u-s-and-iran-with-ambassador-thomas-pickering/)
Sam Hickey
On Monday November 2, 2015, Ambassador Thomas Pickering visited American University to address Improving the Relationship Between the U.S. and Iran.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/improving-the-relationship-between-the-u-s-and-iran-with-ambassador-thomas-pickering/)

American Competitiveness

Business Council for American Security President and CEO of Risk Cooperative Dante Disparte on Understanding Social Risk Insurance  (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/business-council-for-american-security-president-and-ceo-of-risk-cooperative-dante-disparte-on-understanding-social-risk-insurance/)
Traditional insurance coverage acts as a passive mechanism to protect against an unlikely but extreme financial loss. Particularly in emerging markets where historical loss information is limited, insurance underwriting requires multinational corporations to view risk through a different lens.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/business-council-for-american-security-president-and-ceo-of-risk-cooperative-dante-disparte-on-understanding-social-risk-insurance/)

National Security Strategy

Turkey Shoots Down Russian Warplane: Possible Consequences for the Turkey – Russia Relationship (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/turkey-shoots-down-russian-warplane-possible-consequences-for-the-turkey-russia-relationship/)
Steffen Westerburger
Subsequently, the plane was downed with an air-to-air-missile. The two pilots successfully ejected from their plane, and one of them was then killed by Turkmen rebels while still parachuting down. These actions can have serious consequences in the relationship between Moscow and Ankara, and can further complicate the broader conflict in Syria and the Middle East.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/turkey-shoots-down-russian-warplane-possible-consequences-for-the-turkey-russia-relationship/)

Low Turnout at Polls Challenges Legitimacy of Egyptian Government  (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/low-turnout-at-polls-challenge-legitimacy-of-egyptian-government/)
Anil Powers
In spite of the government’s insistence that these elections were part of Egypt’s democratic transition, the low turnout indicates an erosion of political participation that has challenged the legitimacy of the nascent government.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/low-turnout-at-polls-challenge-legitimacy-of-egyptian-government/)

What's Wrong with Venezuela (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/whats-wrong-with-venezuela/)
John Bugnacki
The roots of Venezuela’s economic misfortunes are rooted in five factors: corruption and authoritarianism, the resource curse, the decline of Venezuela’s state oil company, state control over the economy, and drug gangs and violence.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/whats-wrong-with-venezuela/)

Asymmetric Operations

Saudi Arabia Ratchets Up Regional Tensions with Iran (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/saudi-arabia-ratchets-up-regional-tension-with-iran/)
Asha Castleberry
The diplomatic rift between Iran and Saudi Arabia is a clear sign that sectarian and national rivalries are getting worse in the region.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/saudi-arabia-ratchets-up-regional-tension-with-iran/)

Global Security Forum 2015 (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/global-security-forum-2015/)
Sam Hickey
On Monday, November 16th, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted the Global Security Forum 2015 in Washington, DC. The event featured panels of government officials, think tank fellows, and business professionals to discuss the major national security issues facing the nation and the possible solutions to these bedeviling quandaries.
Click here for more... (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/global-security-forum-2015/)

Recently Published

Perspective - Alleviating the Resource Curse (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/perspective-alleviating-the-resource-curse/)

http://www.americansecurityproject.org/perspective-alleviating-the-resource-curse/

The goal is to increase transparency and provide the public with greater access to information related to the payments that U.S.-listed companies make to foreign governments to extract oil, gas, and mineral resources. The rulemaking has been delayed by lawsuits and SEC inaction. But now the SEC has an opportunity to put in place a policy for disclosure that is accessible and effective.

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ASP in the News

ASP CEO BGen. Cheney in Politco (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/bgen-cheney-featured-in-politco/)
Bryan Bender, Politco

ASP CEO BGen. Cheney Interviewed On International Security Concerns (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/u-s-security-in-a-world-of-discontent-a-conversation-with-brig-gen-ret-stephen-cheney/)
John Bersia, UCF

Consensus Members Featured in Stars and Stripes (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/consensus-for-american-security-in-stars-and-stripes/)
LtGen John Castellaw, USMC (Ret.), LTG Bob Gard, USA (Ret.), VAdm Lee Gunn, USN (Ret.), LtGen Norm Seip, USAF (Ret.)

Fusion Reactors, When Proven, Could Bypass Financial Hurdles in Nuclear Industry (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/event-summary-understanding-whats-next-in-fusion-technology/)
Umair Irfan (http://www.eenews.net/staff/Umair_Irfan) , E&E Reporter

ASP's Holland and Gandhi Featured in The Hill (http://www.americansecurityproject.org/andrew-holland-and-ricky-gandhi-featured-in-the-hill/)
Andrew Holland and Ricky Gandhi, The Hill

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