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An Alliance Too Far: The Case Against a Cyber NATO
Should such an organization even get off the ground, it would soon fall apart. But there are other paths to take.
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Worker-Bee Satellites Will Weaponize Space — and Help Us Keep the Peace
Traditional arms-control negotiations have gone nowhere in half a century. A functional tack offers a way forward.
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Four Ways North Korea's Nukes Spell Trouble for the US — Even If They're Never Used
Kim Jong Un's ability to export anything from ICBM plans to working warheads gives him tremendous leverage, while boxing in U.S. responses.
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NATO’s Most Urgent Pledge Isn’t 2%-of-GDP. It’s Better Cyber Defense
The alliance has made strides toward its 2016 Cyber Defense Pledge. But more must be done, and urgently.
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I'm an Actor and Activist. Silence Is Just Not an Option
After Roseanne's tweets, critics again want to silence all artists. But I'm a 10-year advocate for human rights in Iran and done right political participation should include all people — including celebrities.
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A Radical Pick for the National Security Council
John Bolton’s new chief of staff comes from the Center for Security Policy, a group that was largely shunned by conservatives in Washington—but is making a comeback in the Trump era.
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Trump’s North Korea Gamble Is a Real-Time Experiment
Here’s how the president’s bets look when viewed through the lens of behavioral economics.
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US Officials Just Mislabeled a Syrian Terror Group as al Qaeda. Worse, They’re Missing a Far Bigger Threat
The HTS group is not part of al Qaeda, but at loggerheads with it. Meanwhile, a smaller group is plotting global jihad.
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The Status Quo Killed 17 US Sailors. The Navy Must Change.
The surface warfare community should embrace, not reject, a congressional mandate to divide new line officers into two specialties.
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Did Congress Just Shut Down Trump’s War Plans for Iran?
The Senate would do well to follow the House’s lead — and go even farther to shut all the backdoors to war.
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How to Admit Georgia to NATO — Without Triggering a War
Russia’s partial occupation of the Caucasian country has given it a kind of veto on alliance membership. Here's a way around that.
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North Korea Wants to End up Like Pakistan, Not Libya
A poor country made enormous sacrifices to get nuclear weapons—and has them still.
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Why Europeans Turned Against Trump
Many see an America pulling away from the world order it shaped, the colossus at twilight, turning inward as other powers rise.
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Remembering The Ones Memorial Day Honors
Here are stories of five who received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for bravery, for making the ultimate sacrifice.
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What Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un Don't Know About Their Own Standoff
If the Cuban Missile Crisis is any indication, today’s leaders may be dangerously misinformed about the nuclear crisis.
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How to Bring the US-NK Rollercoaster Back to Earth
It starts with a sober assessment of what’s possible. Not on that list: Pyongyang somehow forgetting how to make nukes.
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Trump’s Reckoning Arrives
The president’s unpredictability once worked to his advantage—but now, it is producing a mounting list of foreign-policy failures.
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WTF: A Few Morning Thoughts on US-North Korea Relations
Kim Jong Un doesn’t need to dance with Trump. He’s got his own nuclear weapons.
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Let’s Talk about Food — and What Happens In a Crisis
Sweden is telling its citizens to be ready to feed themselves for a week. Other nations should follow suit.
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