Since the birth of our nation, our military has risked countless lives to protect our rights and freedoms. While the men and women of our military have endured these difficulties for us, we have often forgotten about our servicemen at the end of their duties and have left them to be on their own. With the inception of post-traumatic stress disorder, the public became aware of one of the great concerns that our military faces once they have returned home, but unfortunately, nothing has really been done to help prevent this - until now.

Iran's rejection of the nuclear deal offered by the United States, Russia, and EU, in which most of its enriched nuclear material would be shipped abroad for rendering into fuel for medical purposes, has forced the US to once again bring the specter of sanctions to the table.

On Thursday, November 19, please join CSIS and partners in commemorating World Toilet Day. While many people who have access to a toilet might consider this a humorous concept, the global sanitation crisis necessitates that a spotlight be shined on both the severity of the problem and the promising solutions. Join us on the lawn of the United States Capitol to learn about, and give voice to, the 2.5 billion people who lack access to a toilet and the 1.8 million people who die annually as a result.

Transparency International just released its annual ranking of corruption around the world, and once again, Somalia is ranked as most corrupt. But the fact that Somalia has a non-functioning government makes me wonder how it could even be on the list to begin with.

The story of Icarus teaches us that it is dangerous to fly close to the sun.  But that is only when you are wearing wings made of wax.  When you are harnessing the sun’s energy with photovoltaic cells, closer is actually better.  In fact, solar energy is five times stronger in space than it is on the Earth's surface.  Taking this to heart, Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency announced this week that it plans to build an energy station in space that will capture s