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    After Shenzhou Success, China Looks to the Future  Oct 3, 2008
    "The success of Shenzhou 7 certainly shows China's commitment to an ambitious manned space program," said Joan Johnson-Freese, an expert on the Chinese space program at the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island. "I applaud not only their technical achievements but the confidence in their program exhibited by their increasing transparency about the mission. I hope that continues and expands into all areas of their space activities.". (Space Com)

    Wolfowitz up to more mischief?  Oct 3, 2008
    But according to Chris Nelson of the Nelson Report, a recent study by a Naval War College expert - which has gained considerable attention from administration policymakers - argues that much in the pending package will do very little, if anything, to improve Taiwan's ability to resist an attack by Beijing. The study proposed an alternative "porcupine" strategy for defending the island which, it noted, would likely be strongly opposed by "the arms manufacturers who stand to benefit form the sale... (Asia Times Online)

    US, Russia announce breakthrough on new Iran resolution  Oct 3, 2008
    "The Russians are saying, 'You are the outgoing administration; we have no inclination to do you any favors,' " says Nikolas Gvosdev, a professor of national-security decisionmaking at the US Naval War College in Newport, R.I. "Their actions in New York have been a big diplomatic raspberry to the Bush administration.". Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did meet in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday and agreed on a pragmatic... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Kim Jong Il's Absence Raises Question on Health  Oct 3, 2008
    On Monday, North Korea's nominal No. 2 leader, Kim Yong Nam, gave a 60th-anniversary speech that referred to Kim Jong Il mainly in the past tense, said Jonathan Pollack, an Asia expert at the Naval War College. "Generally, when he is praised to the skies, it is in the present tense. But the predominant tone is looking back," he said. (Yahoo News -- North Korea)

    China boosts national pride with space walk mission  Sep 24, 2008
    For Chinese leaders since, nearly all engineers, the manned space effort has offered a means of dramatically avenging a past of vulnerable backwardness, said Joan Johnson-Freese, an expert on the program at the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island. "I think the Chinese are trying to be viewed as Asia's technology leader, where technology is both an indicator of power and a tool of persuasion to influence other countries," she said. (Scientific American)

    China set to launch third manned space flight  Sep 24, 2008
    "Shenzhou 7 is an incremental but important step forward," said Joan Johnson-Freese, an expert on the Chinese space program at the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island. Riding a wave of pride and patriotism after hosting the Olympics, China's communist leaders face few of the public doubts or budgetary pressures constraining such programs elsewhere. (CNN -- Tech)

    All systems go for China's first space walk  Sep 23, 2008
    "The Chinese programme overall can be described as ambitious, yet incremental and prudent," Joan Johnson-Freese, an expert on China's space effort at the US Naval War College, told AFP.. "The consistent increase in the number of astronauts flown is consistent with that approach, and consistent with the model used earlier by the Soviets and Americans.". (Vancouver Sun)

    Malden goes to the conventions  Sep 18, 2008
    By Rich Tenorio / malden@cnc. Wed Sep 17, 2008, 04:39 PM EDT. (Malden Observer, MA)

    Odierno takes charge in a 'fragile' Iraq  Sep 17, 2008
    He also has master's degrees in nuclear effects engineering and national security and strategy from North Carolina State University and the Naval War College, respectively. In 32 years of service, he has commanded units at every level with duty in Germany, Albania, Kuwait, Iraq, and the US.. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Russia takes a bite out of state sovereignty  Sep 15, 2008
    Mackubin Thomas Owens is a professor of national security studies at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., and editor of "Orbis," the quarterly journal of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. Yahoo. (Yahoo News)

    Russia, the U.S. and Iran  Sep 9, 2008
    Nikolas Gvosdev is a member of the faculty of the U.S. Naval War College. . (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)

    * Taking a lesson from Clausewitz  Sep 8, 2008
    James Holmes is an associate professor of strategy at the US Naval War College. The views voiced here are not necessarily those of the US Naval War College, the US Navy, or the US Department of Defense. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Southwest Montana Snapshots  Sep 7, 2008
    received a master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I., on June 20. She is serving as aide to the commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet, based in Yokosuka, Japan. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Russia's role in the Iran crisis  Sep 6, 2008
    Nikolas Gvosdev is a member of the faculty of the US Naval War College. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)

    Cheney visit: U.S. treads tightrope on Georgia aid  Sep 5, 2008
    "This is an attempt to hit the restart button, but it really doesn't do anything to put pressure on Russia," says Nikolas Gvosdev, professor of national security studies at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. The US aid merely puts off a looming decision for US, NATO, and Europe, he says. Should the Eastern frontier of NATO end at the Baltic states with republics farther east accepting a neutral status, or should a "coalition of the willing" of the US and some partners largely from the "new"... (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    * Beijing ambitions stir uncertainty  Sep 3, 2008
    It is because, as Jonathan Pollack of the US Naval War College believes, their generals are probably a long way from feeling confident of a successful outcome. Elaborating on this during a lecture at the University of Sydney, Pollack reportedly said: China has not fought a war in 30 years [since the last one against Vietnam over Cambodia, with not very flattering results. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Danvers native appointed president of the Art Institute of New York City  Sep 1, 2008
    Dr. Warren holds a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix, a Master of Public Administration from Brigham Young University, a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Norwich University in Northfield, VT.. He brings approximately 15 years of successful higher education leadership experience, beginning as an adjunct faculty member, then the Director of Faculty... (Danvers Herald, MA)

    New commander takes the helm  Aug 30, 2008
    Saving money was one reason military officials cited for moving the Navy school during the most recent Base Closure and Realignment Commission in 2005, but Thompson said there are other benefits as well, such as proximity to other training sites like the Naval War College. Sheppard also declined to give an opinion on BRAC - it's not his job, he said - but credited the local officials and residents who made up the Navy School Local Redevelopment Authority with gracefully handling the decision on... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Will the Democrats Win?  Aug 29, 2008
    Mccain has his Naval Academy education, the Naval War College and combat leadership experience which allows him great insight into strategic planning. Organizing people to vote and collect social services isn't quite the same thing. (Townhall.com)

    Navy welcome forged strong bond  Aug 20, 2008
    He was a passionate believer in the value of a navy in defending a nation's interests, exemplified in a speech at the US Naval War College on June 2, 1897, where Roosevelt noted that "far from being in any way a provocation to war, an adequate and highly trained navy is the best guaranty against war". As president, Roosevelt put his ideas into action. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Flying the flag in a recast Pacific order  Aug 19, 2008
    On the eve of a smaller commemorative display of US naval might, Jonathan Pollack, a professor from the US Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island, was in Sydney yesterday with some sanguine thoughts about the region's emerging security order in this century ... At the Naval War College, he is well placed to detect how the best minds in the US Navy, especially, are thinking ahead. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Ford advised FBI of JFK panel doubts  Aug 10, 2008
    A memo from Dec. 2, 1959, showed the Navy was considering inviting Ford to a strategy conference at the Naval War College and asked the FBI - fully 11 years after Ford was first elected to Congress - whether Ford had any "subversive nature.". Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)

    Ford Told FBI About JFK Panel's Doubts  Aug 10, 2008
    A memo from Dec. 2, 1959, showed the Navy was considering inviting Ford to a strategy conference at the Naval War College and asked the FBI fully 11 years after Ford was first elected to Congress whether Ford had any "subversive nature." The famously tightlipped FBI had amassed a large file on Ford, but replied only that when Ford had applied to work for the FBI in 1942 its background investigation "revealed no pertinent derogatory information.". Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Newsweek: Arrest rekindlestensionsin Belgrade  Jul 23, 2008
    professor of strategy at the Naval War College and former National Security Agency analyst and counterintelligence officer. reappraises the war in Bosnia, illuminating its pivotal role in the development of radical Islamic terrorism. (MSNBC -- International)

    U.S. panel focuses on China R&D  Jul 13, 2008
    a professor of military affairs at the Naval War College (Newport, R.I.), is scheduled to testify at the hearing. Walsh has focused on Beijing's military intentions, including links between Chinese technology Ritary modernization and the to China and other Asian technology hubs. (EETimes)

    U.S. should carefully weigh the costs of forcible intervention  Jul 6, 2008
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    I had the honor of having one of my articles chosen by the Naval War College to be used in their curriculum, Zimmerman said. He will have copies of his most recent works - Beyond Hell and Back, First To Command and his most recent book, The Day the World Exploded - the story of the 1983 eruption of Mount Krakatoa in Indonesia for sale and to be signed by the author at the event scheduled for most of the day on Saturday in the 125th Celebration Headquarters. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)

    Unearthed in quake: Flaws in Chinese military capability  Jul 2, 2008
    "There may be some real growing pains," said Jonathan Pollack, a China specialist at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. "Where does the military fit into all this tumult that is going on in Chinese society?". (International Herald Tribune)

    Personnel Announcement  Jun 28, 2008
    Mr. Betro received his bachelor's degree from Colby College and his master's degree from the Naval War College. The President nominated Brian H. Hook, of Iowa, to be Assistant Secretary of State (International Organization Affairs) and intends to designate him acting. (White House News Releases)

    China eyes its first spacewalk  Jun 25, 2008
    "Implications, as far as I can see ... few, if any," said Joan Johnson-Freese, an analyst of China's space policy and Chair of the National Security Decision-Making Department at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I.. Johnson-Freese told Space. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Photo contributed Larry Rogers (right) files to run as a write-in candidate for the Richmond County Board of Commissioners.  Jun 20, 2008
    Rogers was also selected as one of only six Army Officers, nationwide, to attend the Naval War College and selected to teach at the Naval War College. In addition, he was selected to attend the Army War College. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)

    Past notes peeked at during a pollen polluted day  Jun 11, 2008
    He is now retired from the Naval War College, where he was a long range study facilitator and also an organizational development management consultant, terrorism expert, and lecturer at several military schools including the one where, in 1973, I heard him speak. Oddly, on this anniversary year, I blew the dust off an old file and uncovered my notes taken at his captivating lectures on Future Environments. (Weymouth News, MA)

    Senior college sweethearts  Jun 8, 2008
    The two traveled the world together; their postings included Thailand, Kuwait, West Berlin, Yugoslavia, London, Naples, Turkey, the Naval War College in Providence, R.I., a couple of years at the Pentagon early on, and seven years off and on at the State Department. Mr. Clunan retired in 1996 but still needed something to do. (Courier Publications, ME)

    China chalks up more firsts in reaching out to others  Jun 4, 2008
    In an otherwise upbeat assessment of China and South-East Asia, Prof Bronson Percival of the US Naval War College said this week that China had contributed nothing to the tsunami-hit region. More yawning gaps may be exposed between now and August, but are unlikely to end there. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Combat tested Fort Bragg unit changes command  May 30, 2008
    Davidson will attend the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.. . (The Daily Reflector)

    Pilot killed in Vietnam honored 42 years later  May 22, 2008
    Wise became a jet fighter pilot for the U.S. Air Force at bases including France, Las Vegas and Newport, R.I., where he attended the Naval War College. An avid photographer, he bought a Leica, and went to Leica school in Germany. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    More of this story  May 21, 2008
    Before they leave, though, they will take the field in some friendly athletic competition in basketball (advantage Americans) and soccer (advantage French) with Americans stationed at the Naval War College. Initial impressions of Newport are favorable, Dutrieux reported. (Newport Daily News, RI)

    Committee welcomes new Joyce principal  May 15, 2008
    A graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Massachusetts Fire Academy and Naval War College, Dunkley comes to Woburn from Marblehead, where he served as director of facilities. It s my goal to provide a safe and clean environment for the students to come to learn and for the teachers to come and teach, said Dunkley. (Woburn Advocate, MA)

    China: Let The War Games Begin  May 3, 2008
    Lyle Goldstein, director of the China Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College, recently said: "What was gray before is now becoming clear. China can now effectively fight a nuclear war.". Time may soon be up. (Investors Business Daily)

    Los Angeles joins 'conversation' on new maritime strategy  May 2, 2008
    "I think it's very important that the word on this gets out to the public - many of them don't have any understanding of how global trading is. I hope most people came away with a better understanding of what this issue is." Other panelists included Capt. Dan Cloyd, director of the Strategic Actions Group; Dr. Karl Walling, a professor at the Naval War College; and Commodore Kelly Williams, Assistant Chief of the Maritime Staff for the Canadian Forces. For more information and to read the... (The Dolphin, CT)

    CAPTAIN WALLACE FREDRICK RODGERS  May 2, 2008
    The U.S. Navy sent Wally to the Harvard Business School after college, and later to the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., where he received a Master's Degree in International Relations. He also attended the Premier Military School - the International College of the Armed Forces ( ICAF ) in Washington, D.C., where he received a Master's in Business Administration. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    Case closed?  Apr 20, 2008
    "Hundreds of books on the Kennedy assassination have appeared," writes Kaiser, who teaches at the Naval War College and has published a previous book with Harvard about the Vietnam War, "but this is the first one written by a professional historian who has researched the available archives. Partly because of the evidentiary excesses or deficiencies of so many other authors, I have written this book not only to show what happened but to make clear how we know it.". Kaiser explains how Kennedy... (Boston Globe)

    Don't know much about history  Apr 20, 2008
    A professor at the Naval War College, he dove into the millions of new documents released after passage of the Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992. Add those millions to the mountain of paper already released and the result is a fertile breeding ground for the conspiracy-minded. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Sub Group 2 holds change of command  Mar 27, 2008
    He earned a Master's Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, graduating with distinction. He also attended Stanford University as a National Security Affairs Fellow. (The Dolphin, CT)

    Taiwanese Moderation Lauded by US  Mar 26, 2008
    "There's no question that everyone in the Bush administration is greatly relieved," said Jonathan Pollack, professor of Asian studies at the U.S. Naval War College. Ma's election means the United States now will have a prospective partner, "not someone who was doing his levelheaded best to either defy the United States or potentially cause trouble for the United States.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Marines See A Safer Iraq  Mar 24, 2008
    "Marines are getting used to living at fixed bases and with more comforts of life than we really need," he said in a speech at the Naval War College in June. "Marines must guard against complacency and the expectation that tomorrow's fight be marked by equally hospitable operating bases.". (CBS News -- World)

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    The exercise also featured observers who came from the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., and from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico, Va. Nine exercise players, who work or have worked in federal agencies, represented those organizations and were available to the students as resources. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)

    President not to blame for growing terrorism: governor  Mar 15, 2008
    The governor said that investigation into recent suicide attacks on FIA provincial headquarters and Naval War College in Lahore was underway and it would identify their perpetrators. He asked the Punjab police to focus on controlling suicide attacks. (Daily Times)

    "Fox" Fallon Wasn't Hounded Out  Mar 15, 2008
    adoring profile in this month's by Thomas P.M. Barnet, a former professor at the Naval War College, asserts that Fallon is the one man standing between the White House and another Middle East war ... March 13, 2008: This piece originally and incorrectly called Thomas P.M. Barnet a professor at the Naval War College. (Slate)

    Spencer takes helm of USS Philadelphia  Mar 6, 2008
    A native of Fairborn, Ohio, Spencer graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1991 with a degree in Systems Engineering, and holds a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. With stealth, persistence, agility and firepower, fast-attack submarines like Philadelphia are multi-mission capable - able to deploy and support special forces operations, disrupt and destroy an adversary's military and economic operations at sea, provide early strike from close... (The Dolphin, CT)

    Bombings par for the course, says Lawson  Mar 5, 2008
    Up to five bombs were detonated inside the Naval War College in Lahore yesterday, killing at least six people. That they coincided with a meeting between Cricket Australia and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade presumably does not auger well for Australia's scheduled tour of Pakistan later this month, particularly as Lahore is considered among the nation's most liberal cities. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    * Pakistani naval college attacked  Mar 5, 2008
    Rescue workers and firefighters assess the damage at the Naval War College after a suicide attack in Lahore, Pakistan, yesterday ... Police and witnesses said at least three blasts were heard at the Naval War College in the center of the bustling city, Pakistan's second biggest, causing chaos and a major fire ... "We have heard that around five people are dead, it looks like a suicide attack on the Pakistan Naval War College," navy spokesman Captain Akbar Naqi said, without being able to give... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Bomb hits Pakistan navy school  Mar 5, 2008
    After Tuesday's blasts, television footage showed mangled gates, cars on fire, smoke billowing from the car park at the back of the Naval War College, and medics ferrying the dead and injured to ambulances ... The Naval War College is Pakistan's primary training school for senior officers. (BBC News -- South Asia)

    Blasts hit Pakistan naval college  Mar 5, 2008
    Rescue workers remove a victim from the parking lot of the Naval War College [AFP ... Police and witnesses said at least three blasts were heard at the Naval War College in the centre of the bustling city, Pakistan's second biggest, causing chaos and a major fire ... Captain Akbar Naqi, a navy spokesman, said: "It looks like a suicide attack on the naval war college." Abduyllah Yasim, a local police official, said: " There were three blasts and many casualties are feared." Witnesses said two of... (Aljazeera.Net)

    Suicide bombers attack Pakistani naval college  Mar 5, 2008
    At least four people, including three members of the Pakistani Navy were killed Tuesday when two suicide bombers attacked a naval war college in the eastern city of Lahore, navy officials said. At least 14 other people were wounded in the attack in the heart of what is known as the country's cultural capital, including two who were in a critical condition, officials said. (International Herald Tribune)

    Suicide Bombers Hit Pakistan Military  Mar 4, 2008
    The explosions took place in the car park of the Naval War College, said naval spokesman Captain Akbar Naqi ... Two suicide bombers have exploded their devices at the Naval War College in the Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least five people. (Sky News)

    Saving The Soul  Mar 2, 2008
    A time-worn table and stool stand at one end of the platform, and, for four hours each day the work is exhibited, a volunteer sits at the table, silently erasing, line by line, the pages of a book, "International Law Situations," published by the Naval War College. When a work as unconventional as this enters SFMOMA's collection, it comes under the purview of Michelle Barger, the museum's conservator of objects - as distinct from painting, sculpture, photography and electronica. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Shuttle lands to clear skies for shot at broken satellite  Feb 22, 2008
    "Whatever their motivation for shooting down the satellite, it's clear that this will be quite useful to the military," Joan Johnson-Freese, an expert on military space issues at the naval war college in Newport, Rhode Island, told the Washington Post. The US defence department has been developing weapons that can shoot down satellites or missiles for decades. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Ready or Not: Navy Prepares to Aim and Fire at Rogue Satellite  Feb 22, 2008
    Whatever their motivation for shooting down the satellite, it s clear that this will be quite useful to the military, said Joan Johnson-Freese, an expert on military space issues and a department head of the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.. as The Los Angeles Times writes today, will be the light that the operation sheds on a controversial and pricey program that stretches back decades: strategic missile defense. (Yahoo News -- Astronomy and Space)

    Following a dream to submarine depths - Kalispell man to command nuclear vessel  Feb 19, 2008
    Doyle left the Henry M. Jackson in 2000, enrolled in the Naval War College, picked up another master's degree this time in national security studies. He worked as a squadron engineer, then took over as second-in-command on the USS Springfield. (Missoulian, MT)

    Reagan Legacy Burdens Bush and 2008 Candidates, Scholars Say  Feb 18, 2008
    With regard to civil rights, Reagan had a "tin ear," Stephen Knott, an associate professor of political science at the U.S. Naval War College, claimed in his talk. For the duration of his presidency no serious attempt was made to "reach out" to black Americans, he said. (CNSnews.com)

    The New Space Race: China vs. US  Feb 14, 2008
    "They're basically recreating the Apollo missions 50 years on," says Joan Johnson-Freese, chair of the National Security Studies Department at the U.S. Naval War College and an expert on China's space development. "It's a tortoise-and-hare race. They're happy plodding along slowly and creating this perception of a space race.". (Time.com)

    DeBlanc Anthony de la Houssaye  Feb 11, 2008
    Later, he would attend the Naval War College for senior officers at Newport, R.I.. After returning to civilian life in 1946, he married Frances Delores Scheffert of Luden, N.D., on Feb. 2, 1947, with whom he reared six children. (New Iberia, LA)

    Duckworth awarded for heroic achievement  Feb 8, 2008
    He received a meritorious commission as an officer in 1996 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The American University in Washington D.C. and a Master of Arts degree from the Naval War College. He is married to the former Kate Dunne of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, a Major in the Marine Corps Reserve, and they reside near Washington D.C. He is the son of Buddy and Doris Duckworth, of Macon. (Macon Chronicle-Herald, MO)

    BEHIND THE PAGE: From colonel to general; WWII vets watch youngster transform into military leader  Jan 31, 2008
    He also had time to earn a Master of Arts in International Relations from Columbia University, and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College (not to mention his MIT Seminar XXI Fellow status). Col. Milley currently serves as the deputy commander of operations for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)

    MACKUBIN THOMAS OWENS: A mistaken apology for slavery  Jan 11, 2008
    Mackubin Thomas Owens is professor of national security affairs at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.. Share this story. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    DeKalb teen in Troop 33 earns rank of Eagle Scout  Jan 10, 2008
    In Rhode Island, he enjoyed camping and toured the Naval War College. While exploring Cape Cod, he enjoyed camping, swimming on an ocean beach and climbing the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, plus an ocean visit to the island of Martha's Vineyard. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    Awaking struggle?Doubts persist over former Iraq insurgents armed by US military  Jan 10, 2008
    "There is a Sunni power struggle," says Ahmed Hashim, a professor at the US Naval War College and author of a study of the Iraq insurgency. "Tawafuq sees the councils as muscling in on its political preserve.". (BBC News -- Africa)

    Use of gas by Blackwater leaves questions  Jan 10, 2008
    "It is not allowed as a method or means of warfare," said Michael Schmitt, professor of international law at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island "There are very, very strict restrictions on the use of CS gas in a war zone.". 1. (International Herald Tribune)

    Mom and Pop Whitman weigh in on energy bill  Dec 18, 2007
    Mac Owens, professor of national security affairs at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. and editor-designate of Orbis, the quarterly journal of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, has stated that ethanol producer have benefited from preferential treatment since 1978, and the hope that ethanol would be viable in a few years and not require subsidies has never been realized. He further states that Congress has apparently not learned that the reason such energy sources need subsidies in the... (Weymouth News, MA)

    From a critic of U.S. military tribunals to top judge  Dec 13, 2007
    Back in 2002, a master's degree candidate at the Naval War College wrote a paper on the Bush administration's plan to use military commissions to try Guantnamo suspects, concluding that "even a good military tribunal is a bad idea.". It drew little notice at the time, but the paper has gained a second life because of its author's big promotion: Colonel Ralph Kohlmann of the Marines is now the chief judge of the military commissions at the naval base in Guantnamo Bay, Cuba. (International Herald Tribune)

    Both Tehran and Washington must swallow the rhetoric and seek a deal  Dec 11, 2007
    Christopher Fettweis of the US Naval War College suggests that "the unprecedented is also unlikely ... imagined consequences are usually worse than what reality delivers". He acknowledges the real risk, even probability, of intensified civil war for a time. (Guardian Unlimited)

    The Lobby Strikes Back  Dec 4, 2007
    Several pro-Israel congressmen initiated an embarrassing effort ignored by the institution s president to get the Naval War College to cancel scheduled lectures by the two. In a column about the Mearsheimer-Walt fiasco, neoconservative writer Daniel Pipes summed up his dilemma: it would have been better, Pipes said, to have ignored the essay by two obscure academics so that it disappeared down the memory hole instead of becoming the monument that it now is. (The American Conservative)

    Forget energy independence. Here's a plan for energy security.  Nov 30, 2007
    Mackubin Thomas Owens is professor of national security affairs at the US Naval War College and editor-designate of Orbis, the quarterly journal of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Get Monitor stories by e-mail. (Christian Science Monitor)

    State fund in China shifts focus to home  Nov 29, 2007
    "The Chinese are going to such exceptional lengths to stay off the American radar screen," said Jonathan Pollack, a professor of Asian and Pacific studies at the U.S. Naval War College. The Blackstone investment has also fared badly, triggering criticism on Chinese Web sites. (International Herald Tribune)

    China blasts off on lunar exploration  Nov 1, 2007
    It's a technological confidence-builder, says Joan Johnson-Freese, a China space analyst at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. As is often the case when China flexes its muscles, the world has taken notice. (Nature News Service)

    The Security Fears Behind Asia's Moon Race  Oct 26, 2007
    That, argues Joan Johnson-Freese, a space expert at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I., is because the Asian nations' space programs are largely driven by "technonationalism; they generate pride domestically and they demonstrate prowess internationally.". Because of the military relevance of space missions and technology, real cooperation will be difficult. (CBS News)

    What's behind Asia's moon race?  Oct 25, 2007
    That, argues Joan Johnson-Freese, a space expert at the US Naval War College in Newport, R.I., is because the Asian nations' space programs are largely driven by "technonationalism; they generate pride domestically and they demonstrate prowess internationally.". The chief scientist for China's moon program, Ouyang Ziyuan, said in an interview earlier this year with the official People's Daily: "Lunar exploration is a reflection of a country's comprehensive national power and is significant for... (Christian Science Monitor)

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    That's the conclusion of John Schindler, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a former National Security Agency analyst. In his new book, "Unholy Terror: Bosnia, al-Qa'ida, and the Rise of Global Jihad," Schindler reappraises the 1992-1995 Bosnian war and America's decision to come to the defense of Muslims in their conflict with Serbs. (Human Events Online)

    House district friendly to GOP Mark Cole runs on conservative record; Carlos Del Toro says Cole hasn't done enough.  Oct 21, 2007
    EDUCATION: B.S., electrical engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, 1983; M.A., national security studies, U.S. Naval War College, 1996. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Member, St. Francis of Assisi Church; former Scoutmaster and current assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 121; member, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council; member, Military Affairs Council; member, Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    New commander named at Minot Air Force Base  Oct 21, 2007
    Bell has served in a broad range of assignments, including as an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School and the U.S. Naval War College. . (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    US unveils maritime strategy  Oct 18, 2007
    Admiral Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations; General James Conway, Marine Corps commandant; and Admiral Thad Allen, Coast Guard commandant, presented the strategy - titled "A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower" - to maritime leaders from more than 100 other countries attending the International Seapower Symposium at the Naval War College at Newport, R.I.. The new approach marks a stark departure from the last US maritime strategy, conceived by the Navy in the 1980s, which... (Boston Globe)

    New naval strategy: Preventing wars  Oct 18, 2007
    The strategy was being unveiled before naval representatives of 100 countries who are attending an international symposium on the seas at the Naval War College. It will be described to them by Navy Adm. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)

    Leaping Before We Looked: The Clinton Administration's Bosnian Failure  Oct 18, 2007
    That's the conclusion of John Schindler, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a former National Security Agency analyst ... That's the conclusion of John Schindler, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College and a former National Security Agency analyst. (Townhall.com)

    Contractors' status is questioned  Oct 15, 2007
    For a guard who is only allowed to use defensive force, killing civilians violates the law of war, said Michael N. Schmitt, a professor of international law at the Naval War College and a former Air Force lawyer. "It is a war crime to kill civilians unlawfully in an armed conflict," he said. (Los Angeles Times)

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