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There’s a Deal to Be Had Between the US and Iran
For now, though, both sides seem to prefer escalating pressure.
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Russia, China Offer Challenges in the Arctic
America’s top naval commander in Europe looks at the geostrategic challenges of the warming High North.
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Brexit’s National-Security Impact: It’s More Than the Economy, Stupid
The Trump Administration must broaden its trade-focused perspective, lest it find itself even more isolated from Washington’s closest allies and partners.
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The US Protects the Global Commons. Others Can Police Its Choke Points
Trump's not wrong when he says European, Mideast, and Asian nations should do more to protect Gulf shipping.
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China Should Consider Supporting a Korean Nuclear Deal
If Beijing hoped that a nuclear North Korea would decrease U.S. presence in the Pacific, that strategy has backfired.
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Ep. 47: Mosul, revisited (part two) with Mike Giglio and Dan Gabriel
We continue our remembrance of the Iraqi and coalition forces pushing the Islamic State group out of Mosul two years ago this week.
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The US-Saudi Alliance Is on the Brink
The relationship has survived for seven decades. A Democratic president could change that.
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Melians’ Revenge: How Emerging Tech Can Fortify NATO’s Eastern Flank
AI, 3D printing, commercial drones, and more can give the alliance’s easternmost nations a surprisingly potent defensive punch.
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Ep. 46: Mosul, revisited (part one) with Omar Mohammed of Mosul Eye
This episode we travel to Paris to meet the Iraqi historian behind secretive dispatches during the Islamic State group's occupation of Mosul.
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We’re Not Playing Acquisition Pac-Man Anymore
Today’s defense acquisition officials have freedom of movement akin to an open-world game. They need to use it.
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‘End Forever Wars’ is a Sound Bite, Not a Security Policy
More and more Democratic candidates are echoing Trump’s pledges to withdraw from conflicts abroad. Few say how to do it, nor how it will make us safer.
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Not Even Trump Has Any Idea What His Iran Policy Is
The president canceled a strike because it was “not proportionate,” and then vowed “obliteration.”
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We Don’t Need Airstrikes to Restore Deterrence in the Strait of Hormuz
Recent history shows that a restrained, multilateral military response can help restore stability.
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Trump Goes After Iran’s Supreme Leader
Having pulled back from a strike on Iran, the White House is trying sanctions on Ali Khamenei.
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A Water-Stressed World Turns to Desalination
More cities rely on desalination, which remains expensive and creates its own environmental problems.
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Women are Critical to Ending Wars—and the Trump Administration Agrees
A new law should kickstart long-overdue efforts to include more women in peace and security leadership roles.
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Is There Still a Deal to Be Done With Iran?
Below the surface, there are faint signs of how both parties can exit the crisis.
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