Policy
The Real Reason Critics Hate the Iran Deal
The agreement highlights the limits of American power—something President Obama’s political opponents won’t accept.
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Who Wins, Who Loses, and Who’s in Between After the Iran Deal
Hint: the US isn’t in the first two categories.
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Scott Walker’s National Security Gap
Translating gubernatorial leadership to presidential has long plagued state executives running for the White House. But Scott Walker has a particularly tough sell in 2016.
Policy
The Democrat Who Could Swing the Iran Deal
Chuck Schumer is caught between liberals who want to side with the administration, and hawks skeptical of rapprochement with Tehran.
Policy
The UN Still Can't Stop Genocide
A failure to recognize the 1995 massacre at Srebenica as genocide sent the world body decades into the past.
Policy
Lindsey Graham Gets Specific: We Need 20,000 U.S. Troops in Iraq and Syria
That makes him the only presidential candidate explicitly calling for a large American ground force — and the only one saying exactly what he’d do against the Islamic State.
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Hagel: Vietnam War Offers Lessons for Islamic State Fight
The former defense secretary shares some insight ahead of the congressional commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the war in Indochina.
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America's New Approach to the Iran Negotiations
The US and other powers are calling Tehran's deadline bluffs.
Policy
Cyber Legislation Won't Stop Foreign Hackers, Clinton Says
Clinton's comments are her most detailed about cybersecurity since officially declaring her White House bid nearly three months ago.
Policy
The Pentagon Wants To Train 15,000 Syrian Fighters. So Far It's Got 60.
Tense words between Sen. John McCain and Defense Secretary Ash Carter reveal that the U.S. has not decided how to defend the fighters if they are attacked by the Assad regime.
Policy
What Vietnam Means to Obama
The country whose war shaped the US president’s approach to intervention may become a regional security partner.
Policy
Obama: ISIS Can Be Pushed Back With ‘Effective Partner’ on the Ground
The president said the US will continue to bomb targets and train Iraqi forces to fight what France’s defense minister says has become a 'terrorist army.'
Policy
Joe Heck, GOP One-Star General, Running for Reid’s Senate Seat
The Nevada congressman kicked off his campaign for Senate in 2016 on Monday.
Policy
Is Jim Webb the Ultimate Democratic Dark Horse?
The Virginia Democrat could end up posing a steep electoral challenge to Hillary Clinton.
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Corruption at US Border Security Could Undermine Entire System, Report Says
An internal report found the agency’s current investigations process 'chronically slow' and recommended a surge of nearly 350 new investigators.
Policy
Obama Names New Envoy to Close Guantanamo
The State Department is bringing in a White House legal veteran with deep Democratic ties as part of its latest push to close its detention facility in Cuba.
Policy
US Restores Bahrain Military Aid Despite Human Rights
Obama determines Bahrain, which houses key U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operations in the Middle East, has made some “meaningful progress” on human rights reforms.
Policy
Meet Martin O’Malley, Hillary Clinton’s Latest Unlikely National Security Critic
The former Maryland governor offers a warier foreign policy, contrasting himself with a more hawkish Clinton and Republican field.
Ideas
Special Report: Beyond Guantanamo
President Obama has begun his final push to close Guantanamo. But America’s bigger challenge is deciding what to do with tomorrow's prisoners in a war without end.
Policy