| US defense strategy returns to a ‘great power’ focus Posted: 24 Jan 2018 02:11 PM PST ![US defense strategy returns to a 'great power' focus]( "US defense strategy returns to a 'great power' focus") Last week the Trump administration released a new National Defense Strategy – plans for what threats the Pentagon should prioritize and how officials should organize forces to meet them. Many national security experts so far give the effort pretty good reviews. Perhaps most important, it is unclear whether President Trump really supports some of the National Defense Strategy's pillars, including its emphasis on the need to rely on alliances and its inherent acceptance that Russia has been running influence operations inside the United States.
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| The Vegas shooter and problem gambling Posted: 24 Jan 2018 11:45 AM PST ![The Vegas shooter and problem gambling]( "The Vegas shooter and problem gambling") Nearly four months after the Las Vegas massacre, investigators have released a preliminary report about the shooter, Stephen Paddock. If problem gambling had something to do with it, then a big spotlight should shine on how to boost efforts to help problem gamblers. Last June, a gambling addict in the Philippines killed dozens by setting fire to a casino.
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| Decades after her last dance, documentary gives flamenco star an encore Posted: 24 Jan 2018 11:40 AM PST ![Decades after her last dance, documentary gives flamenco star an encore]( "Decades after her last dance, documentary gives flamenco star an encore") At the height of her career, Antonia Santiago Amador, or La Chana – a self-taught prodigy from an impoverished gitana (Gypsy) family – was the most acclaimed flamenco dancer of her day. Recommended: Test your Iberia IQ: How much do you know about Spain and Portugal? It would take another four decades – and the painstaking efforts of a young filmmaker bent on bringing La Chana's story to the big screen – for the once-fabled dancer to return to her beloved stage.
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| In Turkey, cruel tradition trumps ‘picture perfect’ gender laws Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:36 AM PST ![In Turkey, cruel tradition trumps 'picture perfect' gender laws]( "In Turkey, cruel tradition trumps 'picture perfect' gender laws") Disgusted by daily reports of men killing women in his native Turkey, film director Dersu Yavuz Altun made his protest in the way he knows best: on the big screen. The film delves deeply into gender violence and inequality in Turkey, exploring the country's "manly man" macho culture and the corrosive impact of the crime beyond its immediate victim. Recommended: Think you know Turkey?
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