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10 Big Questions for Obama, Romney on Asia
Asian security may figure greatly in this year's U.S. presidential election because of urgent questions about North Korea and enduring concerns over how best to manage a risin...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Plugging U.S. Missile Defense Gaps
It would be a mistake to assume that we dodged a bullet with the fiery end to North Korea’s Unha-3 missile launch at the Dongchang-ri facility one minute into its fight. In fa...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Some Troops Will Stay Past 2014
The United States military will still be in Afghanistan at the end of this year. It will still be in Afghanistan at the end of 2013. And it will still be in Afghanistan beyond...
By Andrew M. Exum
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Sequestration Is Irresponsible
Sequestration is an irresponsible way to reduce defense spending. The sudden and inflexible process for implementing cuts under sequestration will unnecessarily damage America...
By Travis Sharp
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Man of War
Since the death of Osama bin Laden, journalists have with varying success attempted to piece together the details of the raid on his compound in Abbottabad. But the tale of th...
By Andrew M. Exum
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Why the Arab Uprisings Will Force the U.S. to Rethink Israel-Palestine
The Arab uprisings will require a fundamental reorientation of America's approach to the region. A good place to begin is to accept that Arabs are not stupid. They have long e...
By Marc Lynch
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Should Foreign Policy be Politicized?
It's that time of the election again. As the primaries wind down and the general election looms, foreign policy becomes ever more politicized, and particular events - such as ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Much Ado About Foreign Policy
The price of gasoline is a hot-button issue on the campaign trail as Americans across the country face more pain at the pump. Whether or not gasoline prices influence presiden...
By Will Rogers
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Falling In and Out of War
When you’ve been wrong about something as important as war, as I have, you owe yourself some hard thinking about how to avoid repeating the mistake. And if that’s true for a m...
By John A. Nagl
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To Rethink the State Department, Look to Business
Demands on the State Department may be growing but, if last week’s congressional hearings are any indication, the State Department’s coffers will not be. Even longtime champio...
By Kristin M. Lord & Richard Fontaine
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LYONS: Forcing Our Military’s Submission
The recent contrived uproar over the inadvertent burning of the Koran led by corrupt Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his controlling mullahs should be seen for what it is: a...
By Major Fernando Lujan & USA
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How to Get Afghans to Trust Us Once Again
“Ooooh, Major Far-nan-do, we’re gonna sell you to the Taliban for a million dollars . . . laa-di-laaa . . . we’re gonna trade you for a new truck . . . for a new house!” It wa...
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Before Attacking Iran, Israel Should Learn from Its 1981 Strike on Iraq
On June 7, 1981, eight Israeli F-16 fighter jets, protected by six F-15 escorts, dropped 16 2,000-pound bombs on the nearly completed Osirak nuclear reactor at the Tuwaitha co...
By Colin H. Kahl
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The Economist Debate: Syria
The escalating bloodbath in Syria has long since reached the point at which the international community must act to protect Syrian civilians and to push for a political transi...
By Marc Lynch
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Military Options Likely Wouldn't Quell the Crisis in Syria
How should the United States, and the international community, respond to the escalating bloodbath in Syria? Over the last two months, the overwhelming weight of editorial and...
By Marc Lynch
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The Iran Containment Fallacy
It has become increasingly fashionable in Jerusalem and Washington to advocate a military strike on Iran. Central to the case for war is the argument that a nuclear-armed Iran...
By Colin H. Kahl
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SOF Power
Special operations forces are one of the big winners in the Obama administration's new Pentagon budget request released this week. The budget cuts hundreds of billions of doll...
By Travis Sharp, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Twitter, Democracy, and Internet Freedom
Twitter has taken fire in recent days from activists and bloggers who fear that the company’s new censorship policies will muffle online freedom. News reports recall the ways ...
By Richard Fontaine
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The Pentagon's Way Forward
The new defense guidance and budget request released by the Pentagon can best be described as “pivot-but-hedge” approaches to global engagement. Set against the backdrop of re...
By Nora Bensahel, Travis Sharp, David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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U.S. Must Ensure Relations with India don’t Fracture over Iran
Iran is the crisis of the hour in Washington, and for the first time in recent memory talk now routinely turns to military action. In an effort to forestall Tehran’s pursuit o...
By Richard Fontaine