Ideas
Stop Training Police Like They’re Joining the Military
If policing is to change, the spotlight must turn toward police academies, where new recruits are first inculcated into the folkways of their profession.
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We Need Joe Biden
Donald Trump has failed. Our national cohesion and security can’t wait another five years.
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Dear Mr. Secretary, You Can Rename Army Bases Right Now
If the Army’s civilian leader is serious about starting to address institutional racism, here’s a helping hand.
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Explainer: What Is Antifa?
Despite Trump's attempts to paint the movement as an organized threat, its members are decentralized, rarely violent, and focused on resisting the persecution of minority groups.
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Petraeus: Take Rebel Names Off US Army Bases
It is time to remove the names of traitors like Benning and Bragg from our country’s most important military bases.
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Biden’s Foreign Policy Would Be Better Than Trump's, But Just Barely
The former vice president lacks a consistent philosophy of when and how to use military force.
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America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic
Businesses are reopening. Protests are erupting nationwide. But the virus isn’t done with us.
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Ep. 71: The future of Arctic security, with U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Karl Schultz
The Coast Guard commandant shares some of his concerns about China, Russia, how the coronavirus has challenged the force, and more.
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This is Not a Civil-Military Crisis
Recent statements by uniformed leaders are anodyne expressions about U.S. law. Those by retired four-stars are more problematic.
Policy
What The Iraq War Can Teach Us About Better Policing
One lesson: if you treat a neighborhood like a battlespace, you’re well on the way to losing the war.
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Cool It With the ‘America In Decline’ Talk
Clear-eyed assessment, not reductive defeatism, is required to develop a foreign policy that meets U.S. interests.
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James Mattis Denounces Trump as a Threat to the Constitution
In an extraordinary condemnation, the former defense secretary backs protesters and says the president is trying to turn Americans against one another.
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America’s Generals Must Stand Up to Trump
Our military leaders are willing to take a bullet for this country. But are they prepared to take a pink slip?
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Police Militarization Has Fostered a Culture that Sees Protesters as ‘The Enemy’
I served 27 years as a police officer, I have observed this militarization firsthand, and studied how it affects confrontations.
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Is the Conflict in Libya a Preview of the Future of Warfare?
Drones. Mercenaries. Disinformation campaigns waged on social media.
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Trump Finally Gets the War He Wanted
Gen. Milley and Secretary Esper accompanied the president to a photo op — and right into his American war.
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Americans Should Fight Propaganda, Like We Used To
Do we care what the rest of the world believes about us? We should.
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The Coronavirus Is Raising the Likelihood of Great-Power Conflict
U.S. efforts to increase deterrence must be carefully calibrated to avoid accidental escalation.
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