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Hard Choices for the New Middle East
The Obama administration may want to “pivot” away from the Middle East toward Asia, but events are not cooperating. Millions take to the streets in Egypt, leading to a militar...
By Colin H. Kahl
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The Smart-Shopping Way to Cut Defense Spending
With more than a decade of war coming to a close and the U.S. government facing daunting fiscal challenges, the defense budget is on the chopping block. Without a budget deal ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Has Foggy Bottom Forgotten Asia?
For an illustration of Secretary of State John Kerry's commitment to Asia -- or lack thereof -- look no further than his travel schedule. On July 1, he arrived in the tiny nat...
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The Willie Suttons of the Cyberage
Criminal mastermind Willie Sutton famously quipped that he robbed banks because “that’s where the money is.” Modern-day cyber-Suttons follow the same basic logic; the problem ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Before Piling on New Sanctions, Give Rouhani a Chance
There is widespread agreement in Washington that Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons is unacceptable and that all options should remain on the table to prevent this outcome...
By Colin H. Kahl
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Reboot
On Tuesday, the Army announced its plans to hit the reset button on its force structure, cutting its headcount by 80,000 soldiers from 570,000 to 490,000, effectively taking t...
By Nora Bensahel & Phillip Carter
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The Road to Nowhere Good
The decision by the Obama administration to arm select Syrian rebel groups marks a tipping point in the U.S. involvement in the country's 27-month long civil war. Partly in re...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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The Next QDR Is the Last Chance for Sanity
The next nine months will be the most important period for United States defense strategy since the end of the Cold War. The highly anticiapted Quadrennial Defense Review and,...
By Shawn Brimley
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An Asian Power Web Emerges
When President Obama met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in California last week, it is doubtful that either leader focused on the growing ties among countries like Singapo...
By Ely Ratner, Patrick M. Cronin & Richard Fontaine
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How America Lost Its Nerve Abroad
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Much as Baghdad once did, this city feels like an outpost of American imperialism. There's the familiar "green zone," the checkpoints you have to zigzag ...
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Setting an Agenda for U.S.-China Strategic ReassuranceThe summit meeting between Xi Jinping and Barack Obama underway in Southern California offers an opportunity to recast the often fraught Sino-US relationship as one that is on...
By Alexander Sullivan & Patrick M. Cronin
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The 7 Deadly Sins of Defense Spending: How the Pentagon can cut costs - and come out stronger
The Department of Defense faces a stark budgetary choice that will profoundly affect the future of the U.S. military. During past drawdowns, DOD chose to save money by cutting...
By Jacob Stokes, Joel Smith, Katherine Kidder, Nora Bensahel, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Afghanistan's Troubled Transition
One word sums up the current preoccupation in Afghanistan: in Dari it’s “inteqal”; in English, "transition.” For both Afghans and the international community, transition remai...
By Jacob Stokes
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A grand retreat from confronting Iran?
A new Washington report headlined by former US under secretary of state for political affairs Thomas R. Pickering argues that America should end its confrontation with Iran ov...
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The Most Dangerous Border in the World
The night before Beijing released its biennial defense white paper in mid-April, avowing that it would not "engage in military expansion," roughly 30 Chinese troops marched 12...
By Alexander Sullivan & Ely Ratner
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
America and the South China Sea ChallengeThe rough waters that roiled the South China Sea in 2012 are not giving way to smooth sailing in 2013. Despite a springtime push for diplomatic progress, present conditions po...
By Alexander Sullivan & Patrick M. Cronin
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The Stakes for America in the Race to Replace Karzai
Afghanistan has held two presidential elections since 2001. Hamid Karzai won both, but the most recent (in 2009) was marred by irregularities such as stuffed ballot boxes and ...
By Michèle Flournoy
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In Mali, a Star Singer Calls for War
BAMAKO, Mali — American musicians who write songs about war almost always call for it to be avoided. Here in Mali, one of the most popular songs in the country does the exact ...
By Yochi Dreazen
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Are US Navy's Super Carriers a Relic of Wars Past?
WASHINGTON — Budget pressures at the Pentagon have renewed a debate about the value of the US Navy's giant aircraft carriers, with critics arguing the warships are fast becomi...
By Jerry Hendrix
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What America Learned in Iraq
THE costs of the second Iraq war, which began 10 years ago this week, are staggering: nearly 4,500 Americans killed and more than 30,000 wounded, many grievously; tens of thou...
By John A. Nagl