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What Elizabeth Warren’s Speech Says About The Left’s Foreign-Policy Debate
The senator from Massachusetts will deliver a speech on Thursday that demonstrates her differences with other progressives—particularly with respect to China.
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Something We Can Agree On: Close Some Overseas Bases
A group of national security experts from left, right, and center says cutting some of America’s 800 far-flung outposts will save money and make us safer.
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The Korean War is Ending — With or Without Denuclearization
Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula is happening faster than denuclearization. The United States might not be willing to accept that.
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Stop China’s Infiltration of US Railroads
America shouldn’t be buying Chinese railcars, ceding control of its rail industry, or injecting spyware-laden rolling stock into its transportation network.
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What Other Countries' Experience Tells America About Its Decline
In Twilight of the Titans, two scholars provide a warning to a rising China, and a road map for the United States to regain its standing.
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The US Military Is Trump’s Favorite Prop
President Trump sent troops to the border even though they’re prohibited by law from stopping immigrants. He still hasn’t visited U.S. troops in a combat zone.
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Allies Grieve the Loss of the US They Believed In
An international conference takes on a funereal feel as allies realize they can no longer rely on the United States.
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Trump Attacks McRaven Because Everything's Political
In an interview on Fox News, the president dismissed William McRaven as a Hillary Clinton ‘fan’ and asked why it took so long to get the al-Qaeda leader.
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Mike Pence and The Return of Faith-Based Foreign Policy
In Asia, Trump's vice president delivered a Christian message all on his own.
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On China, the Trump Administration Needs to Weave Its Threads into a Narrative
The White House does not know how to tell its story, much less sell it.
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Trump’s Visit Highlights Threads of Increasing Global Disorder
France’s Macron, who had wooed the new U.S. president, now decries “the selfishness of countries that regard only their own interests.
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Nukes, the New Congress, and the Lost Art of Political Compromise
In the past, arms controllers and deterrence boosters compromised on deals that ultimately reduced nuclear dangers. No more.
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Trump's Wrong. Not All War Veterans are 'Sick'
It's important we debunk false narratives about veterans who struggle with mental health injuries.
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Lower House Poised to Take Upper Hand on National Security
Where are Congress’ new foreign-policy leaders? Look to the House's recently elected veterans and natsec pros.
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China Is Beating the US in the Rare-Earths Game
It’s time for the administration to use its powers to preserve America’s access to vital defense materials.
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Can Trump and Putin Save Nuclear Arms Control In Paris?
Their Nov. 11 meeting might just be their last chance.
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China Is No Reason to Abandon the INF
Putting U.S. ground-launched intermediate-range missiles in the Pacific would be tactically ineffective and strategically destabilizing.
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In the Gulf, Repression and Discontent Are Rising as US Influence Wanes
After the Arab Spring, rulers are cracking down harder in the absence of US officials to curb their worst impulses.
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