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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.)

  • Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • September 26, 2012
• 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

  • Commentary
  • The Diplomat
  • September 25, 2012
• 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

  • Commentary
  • The Washington Post
  • September 20, 2012
• 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

  • Commentary
  • Washington Post
  • September 20, 2012
• 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

  • Commentary
  • Defense News
  • September 17, 2012
• 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

  • Commentary
  • The Global Times
  • September 17, 2012
• 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

  • Commentary
  • Foreign Policy
  • September 17, 2012
• Tensions mount in South China Sea. Here's how to ease them.

  During her visit to the Asia Pacific last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke to the dispute over the South China Sea, arguably one of the region’s most intr...

  • Commentary
  • The Christian Science Monitor
  • September 12, 2012
• Statesmen need patience to calm public jingoism as disputes flare

  The uncompromising claims, official and unofficial accusations, and policy moves in the South and East China Seas in recent months are creating a trend that is not in the nati...

  By Patrick M. Cronin

  • Commentary
  • Global Times
  • September 12, 2012
• Averting Conflict in the South China Sea

  Despite rising tensions in the South China Sea, conflict can and should be averted.  A good first step would be to acknowledge that the South China Sea is part global good, pa...

  By Patrick M. Cronin

  • Commentary
  • China-US Focus
  • September 4, 2012
• US should designate Haqqani Network as a terrorist organization

  Early this month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will submit her decision to Congress on whether or not to designate the Haqqani Network as a terrorist organization. The d...

  • Commentary
  • The Hill - Congress Blog
  • September 4, 2012
• The Odds of a Secret Iranian Nuke

  The debate over whether or not the Islamic Republic of Iran seeks nuclear weapons has been raging for years. In fact, this past Tuesday marked a full decade from the day that ...

  • Commentary
  • The National Interest
  • August 29, 2012
• Reforming outmoded government

  Michèle A. Flournoy, a senior adviser at Boston Consulting Group, was undersecretary of defense for policy from February 2009 to February 2012. As the United States peers into...

  By Michèle Flournoy

  • Commentary
  • The Washington Post
  • August 23, 2012
• Can U.S. help Gulf shield itself against Iran?

  Advancements in Iranian missile capabilities are driving Gulf Arab countries to cooperate on a theater-wide missile defense system. The fear is that Iran could launch missiles...

  By Patrick M. Cronin

  • Commentary
  • CNN.com
  • August 14, 2012
• Betting Against a Drone Arms Race

  Bold predictions of a coming drones arms race are all the rage since the uptake in their deployment under the Obama Administration. Noel Sharkey, for example, argues in an Aug...

  • Commentary
  • Time
  • August 13, 2012
• Help wanted: Geek squads for US cybersecurity

  Finding enough qualified men and women to protect America’s cyber networks stands as one of the central challenges to America’s cybersecurity. Even in the computer age, people...

  By Jacob Stokes & Kristin M. Lord

  • Commentary
  • The Christian Science Monitor
  • August 8, 2012
• Abu Muqawama in World Politics Review

  Over the past several weeks, a series of articles have noted the absence of any discussion of the Afghanistan War in the U.S. presidential campaign. President Barack Obama mig...

  • Commentary
  • World Politics Review
  • August 8, 2012
• 5 big questions for U.S. strategy

  Although domestic issues may continue to dominate the presidential campaign, eventually the candidates will be called upon to give a comprehensive view of U.S. national securi...

  By Kristin M. Lord & Richard Fontaine

  • Commentary
  • CNN.com
  • July 17, 2012
• Why U.S. should be all in with Myanmar

  Myanmar’s nascent liberalization is at a critical juncture. In the next few months we will know whether or not President Thein Sein’s attempt to transform his country from par...

  By Patrick M. Cronin

  • Commentary
  • CNN.com
  • July 16, 2012
• Let’s Draft Our Kids

  In late June, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the former commander of international forces in Afghanistan, called for reinstating the draft. “I think if a nation goes to war, ever...

  By Thomas E. Ricks

  • Commentary
  • The New York Times
  • July 10, 2012