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The US Must Tell Bahrain’s Rulers: It's Time to Reform
The crackdown by Sunni rulers on the Shi’ite majority is opening doors for Tehran.
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NATO Needs More Big Exercises, Too
More multinational training events would go a long way towards improving European defense – and it would strengthen the transatlantic relationship, too.
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Concession...or Common Sense? Trading Drills for Dialogue
Except for taking Seoul by surprise, Trump’s decision to halt US-ROK exercises has plenty of precedent.
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Congress May Declare the Forever War
A proposed law with bipartisan support would dramatically weaken the ability of legislators to extricate the United States from perpetual armed conflict.
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Yemen Is Not a Sideshow
By indulging a years-long, bloody stalemate there, the United States has breathed life into Iran’s regional meddling.
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A Summit Short on Details, Yet Better Than War
The good news is that the Trump administration already has plans to continue the talks.
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Trump Got Nearly Nothing From Kim Jong Un
Maybe this is the beginning of something big. But it started off small.
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The Secrecy Surrounding the John Doe-ISIS Case Is the Real Threat
An accused terrorist may go free because the Trump administration demanded an end-run around the rule of law.
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The State Department's New Cyber Reports Miss the Point Entirely
Amid a crisis in U.S. cyber policy, a pair of reports on deterrence and international engagement offer recycled ideas.
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This Is Bigger Than a Meeting With Kim Jong Un
Donald Trump is navigating a new nuclear era—and fashioning a new approach.
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Russia Is Quietly Playing Three Roles in the Korean Drama
Though it rarely makes the news, Moscow has a critical part as a behind-the-scenes negotiator, spoiler, and unholy ally.
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A Senior White House Official Defines the Trump Doctrine: ‘We’re America, Bitch’
The president believes that the United States owes nothing to anyone—especially its allies.
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What Europe Can Teach America About Russian Disinformation
“If we are serious about defending Western values, now is the time.”
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The Trump Administration Is Driving Away Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Foreign-born founders start a huge number of America's most innovative businesses — including ones that support the Pentagon. But new government policies are making it harder for them to stay.
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The French President Has Described America Like a Rogue State
"We have to try to convince the United States to remain in the community of nations.”
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Ep. 7: Singapore prospects; Q&A Rep. Rob Wittman; Trinidad's ISIS; D-Day stories.
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
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This Is the Week that the Drone Surveillance State Became Real
Not only do local police now have access to drones, but footage from those flying cameras will be automatically analyzed by AI systems not disclosed to the public.
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Pentagon to Industry: Show Us Your Latest Information-Warfare Tools
The Joint Information Operations Warfare CenterJoint Information Operations Warfare Center wants to know the realm of the possible.
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What Happens in the Gulf Doesn’t Stay in the Gulf
A year after the Qatar crisis began, it’s having potentially dangerous reverberations in the Horn of Africa.
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