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The Cost of Trump’s Attacks on National-Security Agencies
The president’s efforts to delegitimize the FBI are frustrating and demoralizing the staff of the nation’s lead agency for domestic counterintelligence.
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How to Save the Pentagon’s Innovation Insurgency
The former chief of the US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force suggests parallel tracks for innovation and execution.
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As AI and Cyber Race Ahead, the State Department Is Falling Behind
Technology is reshaping the global order. America’s diplomats need to start thinking ahead.
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Hey, @Twitter, It’s Time to Talk about President Trump
The president’s amplification of the things he finds in his mentions is putting national security at risk.
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America Is Not Going to Denuclearize North Korea
Trump administration officials still think they might persuade the Kim regime to disarm. This belief is mistaken, and dangerous.
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Russia Used Social Media to Weaponize American Free Will. Here’s What to Do About It.
The tech, policy and national security communities need to come together to stop disinformation campaigns.
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What's Dangerous About Donald Trump's Foreign Policy?
His unorthodox approach has frightened some observers. But it’s his more conventional moves that have cost the most lives.
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Cyber and Space Weapons Are Making Nuclear Deterrence Trickier
If you can’t trust your networks or satellite communications in a crisis, ‘use-or-lose’ scenarios get a lot closer.
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Inside Pakistan’s Biggest Business Conglomerate: The Pakistani Military
Retired military officers are profiting from private security contracts around some of Pakistan's most contested regions, stoking new fears of nepotism and corruption.
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America Shouldn’t Take Sides in the 1,400-Year-Old Sunni-Shia Conflict
The Iran-vs.-Saudi Arabia proxy war isn’t worth getting our military involved.
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It Takes a Nuclear Weapons Lab to Find a Nuclear Weapons Lab
That’s why the US needs to continue to support cutting-edge science.
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Don’t Kill the Nuclear Cruise Missile
The CBO’s recent cost-cutting option discounts the loss of capability and risks of cancelling the next-generation ALCM.
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Paris Pullout Shows How The US Is Shrugging Off Its Global Leadership
If America so easily tosses aside a hard-won diplomatic victory, what else is it willing to jettison?
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Why America Loses Every War It Starts
There’s no school for presidents, JFK said — but there needs to be a way to bring knowledge and understanding to bear on presidents’ decisions.
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The Most Dangerous Man in the World
It is dawning on Congress that no one can stop President Trump from ordering a nuclear attack.
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We’re Losing Our Chance to Regulate Killer Robots
After four years of nearly fruitless debate, nations are gathering once more to talk AI and autonomous weapons.
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Taking Putin's Word For It
Trump wants to believe both the Russian president’s denial of election meddling, and the conclusions of his own intelligence agencies. But he can’t have it both ways.
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Al-Qaeda Has Rebuilt Itself—With Iran's Help
Interviews with al-Qaeda members and bin Laden’s family reveal a pact that allowed the group to prepare for its next phase.
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Bridging America's Civil-Military Gap — At Sea
As a former senior defense official, I wanted to help my undergraduate students learn about the military. Fortunately, so did several of my veteran shipmates.
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