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‘If We Don’t Sell Them Arms, Someone Else Will’ Is a Myth
Some of the assumptions that underpin this familiar refrain don’t hold water.
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Has Congress Learned the Lessons of the Iraq War?
Besides repealing the AUMFs, lawmakers ought to create new tools to curb U.S. military interventions.
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The New F-35A Engine Would Be a Win-Win-Win-Win
The fuel savings alone would please taxpayers, environmentalists, the Pentagon and the industrial base.
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This Ugly Dispute Over Amphibious Warships Didn’t Have to Happen
The Pentagon’s civilian leaders must spell out what they need to deter China.
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A Slim Rhetorical Wedge Could Drive China and Russia Apart
U.S. officials must skip no opportunity to remind Moscow that it is Beijing's junior partner.
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20 Years Later, Terrorism Simmers from Iraq to Afghanistan, Officials Warn
Threats are rising once again, two decades after the American invasion that unleashed them all.
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No US-Turkey Rapprochement Is Possible Under Erdogan
The Turkish president has morphed into an opponent of democratic governance.
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How a Problem-Solving Course Could Help Rebuild Trust in the US Military
Let’s expand the Hacking 4 Defense program, which already helps hundreds of college students engage fruitfully with national-security problems.
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NATO Should Offer Ukraine an Arms Supply Pact
It’s the strongest commitment the alliance can realistically give.
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Ukraine’s Cyber Defense Offers Lessons for Taiwan
Washington should work with Taipei to stiffen the island's defenses against network attacks.
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Who Else Would Trump and DeSantis Abandon?
If Europeans aren’t worth fighting for, why would anyone think DeSantis or Trump would fight for Taiwan—or even our oldest treaty allies?
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Extreme-Right Movements Have Learned from Our Counter-Terror Efforts
We need to adapt as well.
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Interior Lines Will Make Land Power the Asymmetric Advantage in the Indo-Pacific
The Army is building compact lines of maneuver, communications, and logistics.
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Violent Far-Right Movements Aren’t Just a ‘Western Problem’
The focus on jihadist violence has often prevented states from finding and fixing other things that fuel violent extremism in the Global South.
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More Is Needed to Deter States That Take American Hostages
Foreign governments are illegally detaining more U.S. citizens than are terror groups.
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What to Do in an Increasingly Bipolar World
Invite countries to stand on the side of territorial sovereignty and international law.
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In a Changing Security Environment, Defend Your Values
America’s inclusive narrative, and its capacity to learn, remain a beacon for the world.
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From Balloons to Nukes, We Must Stop Inflating the China Threat
We are better off talking to Beijing than getting tangled up in a new arms race.
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