National security think tanks are cheerleading for the shale gas industry with near-complete disregard for climate change and water security. Guess who’s funding the studies?Â
Jeremiah Goulka
Jeremiah Goulka writes about American politics and culture, focusing on security, race, and the Republican Party, of which he is a former member. He was formerly an analyst at the RAND Corporation, a recovery worker in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, and an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice. He lives in Washington, D.C. You can follow him on Twitter @jeremiahgoulka or contact him at jeremiah@jeremiahgoulka.com. His website is jeremiahgoulka.com.
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Pipeline or Pipe Bomb?
Six points national security agencies reviewing Keystone XL should consider as they decide whether or not the pipeline is in the national interest.
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A Post-Iraq Security Consensus?
Is the country ready for a new (and cheaper) way of doing national security?
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Lockheed, Stock, and Barrel
Do we truly need brand new aircraft carriers? Nope, but try telling the Pentagon and their many contractor friends.
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Threat versus “Threat”
The second entry in our series on how to fix the Pentagon budget
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Protecting the Homeland? So Last Century
What exactly does our military do these days?
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Breaking the Military’s Brass Ceiling
Leon Panetta’s decision to end the women in combat ban was the right one, and long overdue.
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The Last Debate
Expect Obama to try to focus on Osama bin Laden and the end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while Romney tries to steer things toward China.
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Putting Mitt’s Footnotes on the Obama Doctrine
Lacking any way to take ownership of foreign policy, Romney laid out a neoconservative vision that looked an awful lot like Obama’s.
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MEK Still Isn’t OK
The group is set to be taken off the foreign terrorist organization list, but it remains an unwelcome bedfellow on the Iran issue.