SP in The New York Times

Commemorating the 5th anniversary of the bombing of the Canal Hotel - known as the "UN's 9/11" - Power turns a critical eye on the current state of security for humanitarian and civilian aid workers. With the recent killings of IRC workers in Afghanistan, aid workers are continually finding themselves targets of violent militant groups that equate them with government and armed forces.

Power writes, "We cannot return to a pre-8/19 world any more than we can return to a pre-9/11 one. Neither the blue flag nor the red cross is enough to protect humanitarians in an age of terror. But five years after August 19 we owe it to those who died — and to those whom humanitarians have saved — to do far more to protect the protectors."

The Democrats and National Security

In her upcoming piece for the New York Review of Books, Samantha evaluates the long-held view that the Republicans are the 'national security party.' In 'The Democrats and National Security,' SP explains how this view developed and how it has been diminished under George W. Bush. She also addresses the main themes that Barack Obama should focus on for highlighting the weaknesses of this view and how the Democrats can show they will prove more reliable in keeping America safe.

Read the full story here.