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Enhancing Congressional Intelligence Committee Effectiveness

Carrie Cordero | August 05, 2019

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In a new report, Dr. Van Jackson argues that while pursuing North Korean denuclearization is ideal for U.S. national interests, it is no longer realistic for the near-term fut...

Why the United States Needs a Digital Development Fund

What the executive branch and Congress can do to counter China’s expanding digital footprint across the developing world....

The Nonintervention Delusion

Richard Fontaine addresses the most frequently expressed concerns about U.S. military interventions and concludes that the use of military force will remain a key component of...

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- Ahval
- October 21, 2019
Turkey’s nuclear future
While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan complains that Turkey cannot have nuclear weapons of its own, some U.S. officials are concerned that keeping U.S. nuclear missiles...

By Nicholas Heras
In The News
- The Washington Post
- October 19, 2019
‘They are livid’: Trump’s withdrawal from Syria prompts rare public criticism from current, former military officials
A cascade of criticism by current and former military officials of President Trump’s abrupt withdrawal from Syria has thrust into plain sight internal debates over the militar...

By Loren DeJonge Schulman & Dr. Jason Dempsey
In The News
- The Arab Weekly
- October 19, 2019
Turkish-US deal gives boost to Erdogan as he prepares for meeting with Putin
Turkey and the United States have agreed on a 5-day pause in the fighting and the establishment of a Turkish-controlled “security zone” in northern Syria that could provide An...

By Nicholas Heras
In The News
- The Atlantic
- October 18, 2019
The Intelligence Fallout From Trump’s Withdrawal in Syria
This version of the forever war in Iraq and Syria was built around the work done by local U.S. allies. The fight against ISIS was America’s, but it was also being fought by Sy...

By Nicholas Heras
In The News
- The New York Times
- October 18, 2019
Kurds’ Sense of Betrayal Compounded by Empowerment of Unsavory Rivals
The United States had encouraged its Kurdish allies to dismantle their defenses in northern Syria, saying it would make it easier to assure Turkey that the Kurds posed no thre...

By Nicholas Heras

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  Turkish-US deal gives boost to Erdogan as he prepares for meeting with Putin
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  The Nonintervention Delusion
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