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The article reports on the concerns about India's security preparedness raised due to the bomb blast at the Delhi High Court that killed 13 people and injured more than a dozen in India on September 7, 2011. It states that the court has no closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras and the hand-held security scanners were not working. The police still has no idea about the perpetrators after days of the attack.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to topics related to the Jewish community in the U.S. including the imprisonment of agent Jonathan Pollard, The Homeland Security Committee hearings into the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism, and the article "Debt of gratitude" in the March 2011 issue.

In this article, the author discusses the U.S. plans to win the war in Afghanistan, which affects the country's economy and national security. He comments that the government has been spending much on the plans of the winning the war, which do not work. The author cites that there will be no unity set in Afghanistan due to its diversity in governmental structures and cultures. He mentions that the decision of Congressman Barbara Lee was correct, in which she uses the wisdom to win the fight.

The article reports that several U.S. Republican Party foreign policy veterans have criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's foreign policy proposals, stating that Trump's policies will undermine U.S. national security.

The article discusses Syed Fahad Hashmi, a student at the City University of New York's Brooklyn College who is being held in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, on multiple charges related to terrorism. A trial that was scheduled for September 2008 has been pushed back indefinitely. Professors at the college have organized a "Free Fahad" campaign to gain his release, receiving the support of hundreds of fellow academics, writers, and social-justice activists.

The article highlights the functions and missions of the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT), which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). CCAT is designed to accelerate commercialization of technologies needed by the DOD and the Department of Homeland Security. It actualizes its task by providing resources and money to eligible businesses. Originally, its mission is to develop new approaches for responding to large-scale crises like fires and tsunamis.

The article reports on a secret order issued by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to Library Connection Inc. for turning over its library patrons' records secretly. The U.S. government issued the order under the USA Patriot Act. Library Connection provides a central computer system used by 36 libraries in the Hartford area, including one academic library, at Saint Joseph College, in West Hartford. Unlike standard search warrants, national-security letters are issued without a judge's approval and bar the recipients from discussing the letters' contents with anyone except their lawyers. The American Civil Liberties Union is representing Library Connection in a lawsuit it has brought against the Justice Department over the case. In the suit, a library-group employee identified only as John Doe contends that the national-security letter violated his rights to speak freely and challenge the order in court. The provision on national-security letters was revised to say that a library would no longer be subject to receiving the order as long as the library refrained from operating as an electronic communication service.

The article reports that retired Lieutenant General Naseer Khan Janjua will be appointed as Pakistan's national security adviser.

The article presents opinion of authors on introduction of new counter-terrorism legislation by the government of Australia, role of the national Parliament in the conduct of national security and issues related to the implementation of national security policy.

The article reports on the statement of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson regarding the threat of a plan to scrap visa waiver program in the domestic security of the country.

The article reports that the Indian government has placed all security agencies on high alert for a possible attack by militants as U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting the country in late January 2015.

The article focuses on the claim of Immigration Minister James Brokenshire that Great Britain faces security concern from jihadis returnees who trained and fought in Syria.

Several letters to the editor are presented including one in response to the article "Hope, not optimism" in the August 1, 2013 issue, another one in response to a letter praising U.S. President Barack Obama's effort for Israel's security by Alex Rose and A. Schneininger in the July 25, 2013 issue and another related to release of Palestenians prisoners by Israel.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Panel slams choice of Power as U.S. ambassador to U.N." Eric Schwartz in July 11, 2013 issue, "Out of the bottle" in July 25, 2013 issue, and "Back to the table" in July 28, 2013 issue.

The article offers news briefs on security and politics in African countries as of July 28, 2013 including the visit of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to Nigeria, the murder of gay rights activist Eric Ohena Lembembe, and the commitment of African Union (AU) to address crisis in Egypt.

The author criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama for allegedly failing to take a strong stand in the issue of Edward Snowden who has been accused of leaking U.S. national security secrets. According to the author, Obama threatened China and Russia to return Snowden to the U.S., but retreated when both nations refused. He argues that this strengthened perceptions of U.S. impotence in the international world. He adds that Obama cannot support Israel, given that he cannot even support the U.S.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "A powerful speaker, gracious teacher" in the June 13, 2013 issue, "The banality of Walker" in the June 6, 2013 issue and another related to risks associated with national security.

The article reports that U.S. President Barack Obama has named Susan Rice as his national security adviser; it mentions that according to Jewish groups, Rice was remarkable for her defense of Israel at the United Nations (UN).

The article reports on the allegation of human rights group Jaringan Melayu Malaysia that non-government organization Suara Rakyat Malaysia bribed various government officials to get information on the national security of the country.

The author discusses aspects of the homeland security in the U.S., arguing that the countries military is most often the source of the countries enslavement, while conservatives have been conned into supporting constant war following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.

The article offers news briefs related to national security in 2011 including the small fire at a mosque in Montbeliard, France claimed by a mysterious group, the sentence of Sasa Baricanin into 18 years of imprisonment on charges of murder and rape in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the dismissal of the appeal of former Israel's President Moshe Katsav for his rape conviction.

The article reports on the order to deepen security around the rural Kenyan home of U.S. President Barack Obama's grandmother, Sarah Obama, following the fatal shooting of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

In this article, the author discusses the need to prioritize national security in the U.S. 112th Congress. She states several threats to national security including the inability to secure the border, imported oil dependence, and the decrease in Americans with college degrees. She suggests increasing Border Patrol agents and continuous investment in unmanned aerial surveillance to protect the border against Mexico. The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform report is presented.

This article discusses a decision by the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College to write a resolution opposing the construction of 700 miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. The layout of the fence would leave the school's International Technology, Education, and Commerce Campus on the Mexican side of the fence. Antonio D. Zavaleta, an administrator at the schools, which operate in partnership, believes that the fence will send a message to Mexicans that undermines the schools' mission. Laura Keehner of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security states that the fence is intended to promote national security.

The article discusses a class at Yale University entitled "Studies in Grand Strategy," which has students portray members of an imaginary United States political administration as a world crisis is simulated. The seminar takes place over a full day as students react to crises that are completely out of their control, with professors and volunteers acting as members of Congress, foreign diplomats, and journalists. The grand strategy program has built a reputation as a training ground for the national-security establishment, inspiring some criticism from other students.

The article reports on the approval of the protection bill that allows a construction of a 700-mile fence along the borders in Arizona and Mexico by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 16, 2005. The bill is now officially titled "Border Protection Anti-Terrorism and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005."

Editorial. Focuses on the importance of supporting the airmen from the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in the U.S. Deployment of airmen to worldwide locations as part of the U.S. military efforts; Protection of airports by the National Guardsmen; Services offered by the airmen.

Discusses the case of Tsien Hsue-shen, a Chinese-born rocket scientist who studied and worked in the United States until he was accused of communism and returned to China in 1950. Parallels to the case of Wen Ho Lee, a Taiwanese-born scientist who was under similar scrutiny in the U.S. in 2000; Tsien Hsue-shen's eventual role in developing China's ballistic missile program; Ongoing lack of surety as to whether he was inaccurately targeted as a communist before his return to China; Information on U.S. national security concerns.

Reports upon the sometimes irrational concerns in the United States over issues pertaining to national security.

NOVO-OGARYOVO. Aug 14 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has met with permanent members of the Russian Security Council, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a press conference of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon following Council briefing on visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region in Africa. He mentions the efforts of the Council to achieve a political solution in Syria. He also shares his purpose in visiting Africa which is to facilitate effective implementation of the Framework Agreement on Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region.

Discusses the possibility of the development of a missile defense system by the United States. Consideration of a theater missile defense (TMD) or ballistic missile defense (BMD); Views of Congress supporting a system; Views of Russia and China about the impact of such a system; The technology; The threat from North Korea and China; Controversy about the system; Perspectives from Taiwan and Japan.

MOSCOW. Nov 20 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin will chair a meeting of the Russian Security Council on November 21. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LEAD: For most of its 14 years, the interagency committee that assesses the effect of foreign investments on national security was widely viewed as a paper tiger. But last week, […]

The article reports on the release of the revised regulation on national defense and military construction in China, ordered by President Hu Jintao. It indicates that Jintao's revised regulation aims to strengthen the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Moreover, it mentions that the new regulation will be published in a book titled "The Party," by journalist Richard McGregor.

The article reports on the renewal of the diplomacy between Taiwan and Mainland, China. The short-range missiles targeted at Taiwan and Beijing's refusal had made military to pledge and consider a renegade province. This is in association between the country's prosperous trade and investment relationship, which has meant so much in transfer of technological and managerial resources contributing to Mainland China's boom.

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