How can we trust but verify? IN the wake of revelations about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs, President Obama has acknowledged the imperative to balance privacy and sec... Read more
He argues that technological change is producing a growing intolerance for the routine slaughter of earlier wars. FOR streamlined, unmanned aircraft, drones carry a lot of baggage these days... Read more
What about the benefit of transparency, accountability and public discussion? In recent years, the United States has pioneered the use of two innovative weapons, drones and cyberattacks, tha... Read more
Image via Wikipedia THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN I took part in a “qat chew” the other day at the home of a Yemeni official. Never done that before. Qat is the mildly hallucinogenic leaf drug that Yem... Read more