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After Mosul Falls, How Much Rebuilding Help Should the US Give?
Restoring stable governance means creating a government that can supply basic services — and there are several ways the United State can provide assistance.
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What to Do About Zero-Day Hacks? Try A Middle Road
A system of government incentives will keep us safer than trying to buy up all newly discovered vulnerabilities, or outlawing their sale.
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The Other Front Line: Iraqi Schools Need Our Help
The ultimate success of the coming military assault on Mosul will depend on reviving a shattered educational system.
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Powerful Countries Don't Nuke First
A no-first-use approach toward nuclear weapons is the policy of Goliath, not Gandhi.
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The True Costs of America's Credit-Card War on Terror
The bills will be coming for decades, in the form of debt-service interest, veterans’ medical expenses, and forgone opportunities.
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How Much Really Changed About Terrorism on 9/11?
Three founders of modern terrorism studies reflect on what the world has learned about political violence—and what remains unknown.
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Six Steps to Starting Over After a Civil War
How do you dismantle the animosities of a half-century war and create peace in a country known for its absence?
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Nuclear Test No. 5: How North Korea's Compares to Other Countries'
Here's what other nuclear powers achieved, and what that reveals about Kim Jong Un's progress.
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Trump's Defense-and-Budget Plan Has Been Tried Before
The GOP candidate's proposals for irresponsible tax cuts and uncapped defense spending look quite a bit like George W. Bush's.
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Hillary Clinton Fails to Offer a Foreign-Policy Vision
At a candidate’s forum on Wednesday night, the Democratic nominee served up loads of specifics—but no positive story to weave them together.
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The Global Threat That Went Undiscussed at the G20 Summit
Our fight against cyber crime must grow beyond passive defense and unenforceable indictments — but it won't if leaders don't even talk about it.
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The Dangerous Myth of an 'Icebreaker Gap'
The U.S. fleet of icebreaking ships is already too small to handle its Arctic duties. Don't stretch it further with a made-up military mission.
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Duterte Shakes Up Relations with US, Shores Them Up with China
The Philippines' new president is cozying up to Beijing and sending mixed messages on existing U.S. troop agreements.
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Want to Lead? Talk to the Media
American voters deserve to be informed by their candidates and generals.
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Don’t Dismantle VA Reform
The Commission on Care’s recommendations to fix veterans’ health care may not be perfect, but they’re a good start.
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When Allies Become Enemies (Before the War is Over), Obama's ISIS Plan Has Another Problem
The U.S. wanted Turkish and Kurdish fighters to fight, but not fight each other. Now the administration is scrambling to keep local allies with their own interests focused on America's goal: defeating ISIS.
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Three Takeaways from Carter’s Recent Meeting with His Indian Counterpart
A long-awaited agreement finally clears the way for logistics cooperation. Just don’t call it 'basing.’
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A Former General's Case Against Trump
The GOP nominee would undermine values that strengthen the U.S. military, says the Army's first female three-star.
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Violently Ousting Assad Won't Solve Anything in Syria
It is hardly surprising to hear calls for more U.S. action, but what happens next?
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