CSP Daily Brief: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
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News
- Obama heads to Africa, with eye on economic boom
- White House Upset with Hong Kong, Russia: WH spox says it believes NSA leaker still in Russia
- Russia Rebukes U.S., Insisting Snowden Not Within Border
- Snowden Admits He Got Job At Booz Allen So He Could Steal National Security Documents
- Insiders: NSA’s Communications Surveillance Good Way to Target Terrorists
- Did NSA leaks help al Qaeda?
- Issa subpoenas four State Department officials in Benghazi probe
- No Nukes at Netroots: Activists cheer Obama cuts to nuclear arsenal, push for greater reductions
- Police detain 6 near Paris on suspected terror plot
- Students ‘planned terror attack using remote control planes’
- EU agrees to continue accession talks with Turkey
- Obama pulls punches on Turkey while seeking support on Syria
- Tunisian army chief retires amid criticism
- Terror financing fears stop transfers to Somalia
- Syria: Arming rebels is ‘dangerous’ U.S. decision
- Al-Qaida’s Syria rift may lead to open conflict among jihadis
- Syria military battles rebels in eastern Damascus
- Russia rejects US demand for Snowden’s extradition
- Treaty Cheating: Russia said to be violating 1987 missile accord
- Taliban attack Afghan presidential palace
- Hackers Target South Korea
Commentary
- BOLTON & DESUTTER: Russian roulette
- BUCHANAN: The Pentagon’s Surrender to Feminism
- ECKERT: Unanswered questions about Benghazi
- JOHNSON: Snowden Snowballs Into Colossal Embarrassment for Obama and his Foreign Policy
- JORISCH: Despite Sanctions, Iran’s Money Flow Continues
- MACKENZIE: Why this strategy won’t fly in Syria
- MCCAIN: Where Was the President?
- SHIFTER: A Bolivarian Dream Deferred
- STEPHENS: The Age of American Impotence
Hearings and Events of Note
- Tuesday, June 25, 10:00am Are We Prepared? Measuring the Impact of Preparedness Grants Since 9/11 (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia)
- Tuesday, June 25, 2:30pm S. 1084, S. 717 and other pending energy efficiency legislation (Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Energy Subcommittee)
- Tuesday, June 25, 3:00pm Business Meeting (Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
- Tuesday, June 25, 3:00pm Religious Minorities in Syria: Caught in the Middle (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa)
- Wednesday, June 26, 10:00am Broadcasting Board of Governors: An Agency “Defunct” (House Foreign Affairs Committee)
- Wednesday, June 26, 2:00pm Turkey at a Crossroads: What do the Gezi Park Protests Mean for Democracy in the Region?(House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats)
- Wednesday, June 26, 2:30pm CLOSED Oversight: Defense Science Board Task Force Report: “Resilient Military Systems and the Advanced Cyber Threat” (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, June 27, 9:00am Border Security Oversight: Identifying and Responding to Current Threats (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
- Thursday, June 27, 2:00pm Addressing the Neglected Diseases Treatment Gap (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations)
- Thursday, June 27, 2:00pm Next Steps in the U.S. – Republic of Korea Alliance (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade)
- Friday, June 28, 10:00am Past, Present, and Future Irregular Warfare Challenges: Private Sector Perspectives (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities)
- Tuesday, July 9, 10:00am Emergency MGMT 2.0: How #SocialMedia & New Tech are Transforming Preparedness, Response, & Recovery #Disasters #Part2 #Govt/NGOs (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications)
- Tuesday, July 9, 2:00pm Threat to the Homeland: Iran’s Extending Influence in the Western Hemisphere (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency
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