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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Obama Praises Colombia-FARC Peace Talks

Comments (1) | Americas, Barack Obama, colombia, colombia-farc, colombian rebels, counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, cuba, FARC, havana, International, juan manuel santos, marxist, narcotrafficking, peace negotiations, peace talks, plan colombia, President Obama, rebel, rebels, terrorism, trade agreements, u.s.-colombia trade promotion agreement, western hemisphere, White House

Colin Hale
Executive Producer

WATCH: Obama "wholeheartedly" supports talks between Colombia and the FARC rebel group.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

War On Terror Requires Shift Towards Direct Action

Comments (0) | Afghanistan, counterinsurgency, Direct Action, Iraq, Islamic Totalitarianism, Opinion, Terror

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Phong D. Nguyen
Staff Contributor

Conventional forces and counterinsurgency is out. Direct action is in.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Al Qaeda Returns To Afghanistan

Comments (0) | Afghanistan, AfPak, Al Qaeda, counterinsurgency, International, Korengal, Pakistan, Taliban

Mary Slosson
Executive Producer

Counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan suffers a major blow.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Al Qaeda Fears Grow In Yemen After Over A Hundred Die In Ammunition Blast

Comments (30) | Al Qaeda, counterinsurgency, democracy, dictatorship, egypt, International, libya, Middle East, middle east unrest, reform, Saleh, Syria, Tunisia, yemen

Mary Slosson
Executive Producer

VIDEO: Fears over al Qaeda grow as instability in Yemen increases.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

“Yemen Is A Time Bomb” Says President Saleh, Digging In Heels

Comments (0) | counterinsurgency, democracy, egypt, International, libya, Middle East, regime change, Saleh, Syria, Tunisia, yemen

Mary Slosson
Executive Producer

VIDEO: Strong words as the opposition’s attempt to transition power falters.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

After Causing Downfall Of McChrystal, Rolling Stone Journalist Turns His Pen To Successor Petraeus

Comments (0) | Afghanistan, COIN, counterinsurgency, David Petraeus, Michael Hastings, Opinion, Stanley McChrystal

Mary Slosson
Executive Producer

"King David's War" takes an unflinching look at how Petraeus is redefining counterinsurgency in Afghanistan.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

NATO Leaders Meet To Debate Uncertain Future Of Afghanistan

Comments (0) | Afghanistan, counterinsurgency, International, ISAF, NATO, President Obama, Taliban

Mary Slosson
Executive Producer

Complete withdrawal by 2014 "aspirational," says the Pentagon.

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Nine Years Into War, No Easy Exits From Afghanistan

Comments (3) | Afghanistan, COIN, counterinsurgency, International, ISAF, Pakistan, Petraeus, Taliban, War on Terror

Mary Slosson
Executive Producer

Nine years into the War in Afghanistan, the main front of the war has shifted into Pakistan.

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