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How to Fight in Afghanistan With Fewer U.S. Troops
Kimberly and Frederick W. Kagan’s Nov. 23 commentary, arguing for a force of 30,000 or more Americans in Afghanistan after 2014 [“What we’ll need in Afghanistan,” Sunday Opini...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Global Swing States and European Strategy
A new European Global Strategy must account for one of the most important geopolitical trends of the early 21st century: the growing influence of emerging market democracies i...
By Daniel Kliman & Richard Fontaine
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US energy: What's oil production got to do with national security?
The American energy revolution is starting to come into focus. Technological breakthroughs in shale gas and tight oil production are poised to make the United States — not Sau...
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How U.S. Can Help Avert Asia Crisis
Mounting tensions over the East and South China Seas are threatening to torpedo the Asian Century. China and the Philippines locked horns near Scarborough Shoal this past spri...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Questioning the Brass
OVER the last 11 years, as we fought an unnecessary war in Iraq and an unnecessarily long one in Afghanistan, the civilian American leadership has been thoroughly — and justly...
By Thomas E. Ricks
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A New Moral Compact
As our nation enters its second decade of armed conflict overseas, it is appropriate to reflect on the moral compact between our government, our people, and our soldiers. Elev...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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We Aren't Victims
There are now nearly 2.5 million veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This new generation joins earlier cohorts of veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Col...
By Phillip Carter
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Brace Yourself
The United States should get ready to go off the fiscal cliff. Without congressional action, broad tax increases and spending cuts will automatically take effect on January 2....
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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China’s Air Force: Ready For Take Off?
As China’s power and influence continues to grow, the question of how it will behave in the international system looms over the heads of decision makers in almost every capita...
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General Failure
On June 13, 1944, a few days after the 90th Infantry Division went into action against the Germans in Normandy under the command of Brigadier General Jay MacKelvie, MacKelvie’...
By Thomas E. Ricks
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In Search of 'Dexter': Why You Can't Buy Pirated DVDs in China Anymore
In the final presidential debate on Monday, both candidates identified the United States' need to ensure that Beijing protects intellectual property rights (IPR), such as copy...
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Japan’s rightward shift
Japanese politics are shifting to the right, and the impact on regional security could be crucial. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s surprise victory to head Japan’s Liberal ...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Has Obama Properly Handled the Arab Spring?
Has Obama Properly Handled the Arab Spring? Tension has again been bubbling to the surface in the Arab world, with several recent outbreaks of violence expressing heavy anti-A...
By Marc Lynch
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The Real Pivot
Last week marked a major inflection point in the war in Afghanistan. NATO decided to suspend joint operations with Afghan forces below the battalion level, while the last of t...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Can Taiwan Bring Peace to the South and East China Seas?
Given Taiwan’s precarious lack of strategic depth as an island, it is only fitting that its president, Ma Ying-jeou, should have written his doctoral dissertation on sovereign...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Don’t give up on India
Throwing 10 percent of the world’s population into darkness is not a good way to advertise one’s “great power” credentials. India’s late-summer power outage, political dysfunc...
By Richard Fontaine
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Don't give up on India
Throwing 10 percent of the world’s population into darkness is not a good way to advertise one’s “great power” credentials. India’s late-summer power outage, political dysfunc...
By Richard Fontaine
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Arms Sales and American Interests
With the U.S. economy in the doldrums and pessimism over American international influence at its peak, the occasional bits of good news naturally grab the headlines. A case in...
By Ethan B. Kapstein
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Snap judgments over Libyan attacks play into hands of terrorists
The armed attack on the US consulate in Benghazi on September 11 and the killing of the US ambassador Christopher Stevens and three of his staff is a horrible tragedy whose re...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Why U.S. Consulates Are More Dangerous Than War Zones
In the 11 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 2.4 million members of the armed forces have served in Iraq or Afghanistan. This is slightly less than the number (2.6 mi...
By Phillip Carter