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Trump's Syria Ceasefire Is Doomed
It may bring Russia on board, but it hardly acknowledges Iran's role in the war.
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Make It Easier for Americans to Support Military Missions Abroad
Our nonprofit organization helped US commanders provide IED detectors to Iraqis confronting ISIS. Now Congress can make it a model for agile public-private partnerships.
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We Need to Focus on Space; We Don’t Need a 'Space Corps'
The US military’s top space commander wants deeper integration and more resources, not a separate Space Corps.
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The Next Battle: State Department, US Military Divided Over Kurdish Fighters In Syria (And Russia)
Frustrated sources on the ground say the State Department is struggling to get behind the Syrian Kurds and the U.S. military would struggle to proceed without them. As for Russia, well...
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How Can Iraq Rebuild?
Winning the peace means paying for reconstruction — and inevitably, losing money to corruption.
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The Spies of the 'Five Eyes' Need to Speed Up Intel-Sharing
Nations must speed the dissemination of information to enable real-time responses and counter disabling cyber threats.
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Voices from the Battle for Mosul: Podcast
We spoke with current and former US military officials about how Iraq and its allies broke ISIS’s nearly 3-year grip on Iraq's second city — and what comes next.
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Trump Gave the Military More Power, But Here’s What Really Concerns Us
A recent major conference on the civ-mil divide revealed a more nuanced picture of America and its armed forces.
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Mosul: What the Decade's Largest Battle Says About the Future of War
Here’s how Western-backed Iraqi soldiers helped break the Islamic State’s grip on a city of more than 1 million people — and what we can learn from it.
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At Trump-Putin Meeting, Start with New START
If the treaty is allowed to disappear, so will the Pentagon’s best tools for divining facts about the Russian nuclear arsenal.
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North Korea Just Called Trump's Bluff. Here's What the US Can Do
Now that Kim Jong-Un has an ICBM, it's time for 'the least of the bad options.'
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How Poland Sets Trump Up for Success With Putin
Trump’s Poland visit could give the American president a strong message – and momentum – for his Putin meeting later this week.
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What Did North Korea's Missile Test Really Change?
When potential death tolls are unthinkably high, it’s like multiplying infinity.
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Why Trump Should Embrace America's Immigrant Soldiers
Immigrants have been part of the armed forces since the Revolutionary War. The administration is considering ending a program that grants some of them citizenship in exchange for their service.
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How ISIS Will Go On Without Mosul
Long after the city is back in the hands of the Iraqi government, it will continue to be a prop for the Islamic State—although an altogether different one.
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How to Adapt Military Risk to an Era of Hypercompetition
DOD needs to change how the defense enterprise describes, identifies, and assesses risk in an age of persistent disruption.
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Should the US Reassess Its Alliance with South Korea?
Washington's relationship with Seoul makes it a target for the Kim regime.
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By Hoarding Bugs, the NSA Is Weakening Security for Everyone Else
The NSA hordes exploits and bugs, a policy that imperils cyber security for everyone else.
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It’s Time for NATO to Look North
The alliance’s six-year old maritime strategy quickly needs updating for the new (and more Russian) age.
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