Center for Strategic Communication

Israel’s Energy Choice

A few weeks ago Genie Energy, an American energy company, announced that it had found significant quantities of oil and gas in Israel’s disputed Golan Heights territory. Since then, many have speculated that these new-found reserves may be large enough to eventually...

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Key Reads How China Maintains Strategic Ambiguity in the South China Sea Graham Webster / The Diplomat China’s official government reactions to the recent U.S. Navy “freedom of navigation” (FON) operation within 12 nautical miles (nm) of a Chinese-occupied constructed...

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Key Reads   Obama to veto defense bill in high-stakes showdown over spending Gregory Korte / USA Today While the White House had problems with some of the bill’s provisions, Obama’s main objection is that the bill uses a budget gimmick to increase...

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Key Reads Putin Hits West’s Rebels Instead of ISIS Nancy A. Youssef, The Daily Beast A Russian general asked the U.S. to remove its planes from Syrian airspace Wednesday, just hours before Russian airstrikes began there. Refugee Crisis in Europe Prompts Western...

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Key Reads Pope to Congress: Time to act on climate change, poverty Fred Imbert / CNBC In a historic presentation to Congress, Pope Francis urged lawmakers on Thursday to take “courageous actions” on global warming, poverty and the refugee crisis. The...