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Turkey Won't Solve Its ISIS Problem By Invading Syria
Erdogan launched an intervention in Syria, while gutting his own government's ability to confront the problem at home.
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Al-Qaeda's War on America Just Entered Its Third Decade
Two decades ago, Osama bin Laden officially launched al-Qaeda’s struggle against the United States. Neither side has won.
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When Campaigns Smear Generals and Intelligence Officers
I worked with Gen. Allen and CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell. They deserve better than personal attacks and campaign lies.
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Don't Dismantle the VA
Veterans care should not become a profit-making enterprise that serves no one better than its financial backers.
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What You Need to Know About Aleppo
Because of the city’s importance to all parties in the conflict, fighting between rebels, ISIS and the Russia-Syria-Iran alliance is only expected to escalate.
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Why is America Still Saying 'Never Again' About Terrorism?
Despite an administration change and major shifts in national security, the federal government is still taking a maximalist approach to policy.
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The Death of Hope in Syria
“I don’t think anyone can help us,” one of the last doctors in Aleppo says.
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Trump is Wrong About the Intelligence Community
Presidential candidates should refrain from uninformed and baseless claims that only undermine intelligence professionals.
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Keeping America's Principles In the Age of Terrorism
Our security should be judged not only by the absence of major attacks but by America’s commitment to the Constitution.
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India's Modi Pokes Pakistan Over Contested Afghan-Border Region
India's prime minister is making waves for claiming he's received warmly by folks in Balochistan, which Pakistan struggles to secure.
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We Welcome China In Djibouti, Just As We Welcomed The West
Djibouti’s foreign minister pushes back on assertions China is elbowing Americans out of the strategic East African footprint.
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Obama's Last Chance to Terminate US Nuclear Policy (Thanks to Trump)
Here are four ways Obama can make humanity safer from nuclear weapons before anyone else gets the launch codes.
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For US Politicians, Overcoming the Fear of Terrorism is Easier Done Than Said
We don’t resign ourselves to car accidents, learning from what went wrong and funneling those insights back into prevention.
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The Hidden Costs of America's Addiction to Mercenaries
Washington’s reliance on unheralded private military contractors to fight its wars has mutated into a strategic vulnerability.
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To Defeat Future Terrorists, Europe Must Look to the Past
Decades of facing down homegrown, radical militancy, offer France, Germany, and Britain, a road map for contending with ISIS.
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The Army's Coming Readiness Challenge is No Myth
Today's Army is already too small to meet its national security objectives without risks, and there are serious hurdles to making things better.
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Looking to Grow the Next Big Military Innovation? Plant a Seed Overseas
It’s the right approach in an era where no nation can bet its security on a monopoly on good ideas.
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What to Watch Next After ISIS's Boko Haram Coup
Boko Haram’s former leader has not given up his global jihad, despite being snubbed by ISIS in early August.
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