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Reassuring Asia of America’s Commitment to the Region
The Trump administration’s defense-budget increase should come as welcome news to Asian countries worried about mounting threats to regional order. A $54 billion boost this ye...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Deep State Is a Figment of Steve Bannon’s Imagination
Here’s a handy rule for assessing the credibility of what you’re reading about national security in the Trump era: If somebody uses the term “Deep State,” you can be pretty su...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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U.S.-Russia Competition in the Middle East Is Back
The past few years have been characterized by increasing American-Russian competition all over the globe. The primary focus, has been on Russia’s ongoing efforts to challenge ...
By Julianne Smith & Ilan Goldenberg
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The U.S. relationship with Europe hinges on diplomacy
President Donald Trump announced his intention to increase defense spending by $54 billion in next year’s federal budget, funded largely by sharp cuts to various other U.S. ag...
By Rachel Rizzo
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Why Trump’s Military Buildup Is Not As Big As He Promises
Earlier this week the Trump administration announced it would seek a $54 billion increase in defense spending in an effort to make good on the president’s campaign promise to ...
By Paul Scharre
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Trump is right to spend more on defense. Here’s how to do so wisely.
Commentary
In his address Tuesday to Congress, President Trump promised to make sure that the U.S. military gets what it needs to carry out its mission by securing “one of the largest in...
By Michèle Flournoy
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National Security Human Capital Program
Stolen ValorIf you stuck with President Donald Trump to the end of his speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, you would have been treated to a patriotic display that much of th...
By Phillip Carter
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Why Trump Needs to Make Strategic Investments in the U.S. Military
The seemingly shocking numbers are grabbing attention: a defense spending increase near 10 percent. But the reality is, increased spending is overdue. The global role of the U...
By Lauren Fish
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10 Things to Watch for in Trump’s Address to Congress
Donald Trump’s speech tonight will be, like everything he does, a spectacle. The last time Trump had such a stage was his inaugural, where all of official Washington stood beh...
By Julianne Smith
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While Lobbing Rhetorical Bombs at China, Trump Risks Friendly Fire
During the campaign, Donald Trump’s foreign policy platform was decidedly lacking in detail. A notable exception, however, was the purportedly unquestionable villainy of China...
By Harry Krejsa
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3 Areas of Opportunity for the US-India Relationship
The best strategy for U.S.-India relations may be to have no new strategy at all. Whether dealing with an ally or adversary, this White House has been unpredictable to say the...
By Manpreet Singh Anand
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National Security Human Capital Program
Trump just blamed the military for the botched Yemen raid. That's a disgrace.Most Americans thought little of President Harry Truman when he ascended to the White House in April 1945. Six months later, they thought even less, as the nation’s economy sl...
By Phillip Carter
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Opinion: The State Department Is Already Running on Fumes
When every problem looks like a nail, it’s all too easy to order up more hammers. So it is with the Trump administration, which announced this week that it plans to ask Congre...
By Ilan Goldenberg
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Technology & National Security
Defense Secretary Mattis has rare, brief chance for Pentagon reformIn a few days, the Pentagon will submit an interim report to Congress in response to the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) providing an update on Secretary James ...
By Ben FitzGerald, Alexandra Sander & Madeline Christian
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President Trump’s Counterterrorism Paradox
President Trump kept two aspects of his foreign policy vision consistent throughout the campaign and after the November election. He promises to reduce U.S. intervention into ...
By Daniel Heesemann
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Commentary
National Security Human Capital Program
McMaster knows how national security policy can go wrong. Will that help him?For a generation after losing the Vietnam War, the American military soothed itself with a “stabbed in the back” narrative: If not for meddling politicians, intrusive journali...
By Phillip Carter
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Beyond palace intrigue: How North Korea's antics threaten US interests
Last week in Malaysia, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s estranged half brother was assassinated in shockingly public fashion. Apparently poisoned by two young women as he w...
By Harry Krejsa
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My Love Letter to the Deep State
My Dearest, May I call you Deep State? Everyone else is doing it and it’s so hot right now. Such a brief and convenient nickname, which must make up for the fact that it’s wil...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Human Capital Program
The Trump Administration’s Not-So-Benign NeglectThis week, President Trump delighted his base with a pledge to treat deportations like a “military operation.” There were also reports that his administration is urging govern...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital Program
Grow the US military but do it right, not just fastTopping the 2017 agendas for President Trump, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and Armed Services Committee leadership are plans to grow the military. They are each glossing...
By Amy Schafer & Loren DeJonge Schulman
