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America's Latest About-Face: Refugee Resettlement
Where past administrations have treated resettlement caps as a goal, Pompeo has set strict limits.
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Cognitive Science Helps Explain How We Blunder Into War
A new book explores how common flaws in human reasoning drew the U.S. into Vietnam — and how tomorrow’s leaders can avoid them.
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ISIS Sees Opportunity as Syria’s Rebellion Falls
Religious extremists will try to inherit the energy of the all-but-defeated rebellion, just as they did in Iraq after the surge.
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Trump Is Repeating Soviet Leaders’ Intel Mistakes
Stalin ignored his spies when their findings contradicted his assumptions. Now the U.S. president is doing the same.
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The World Waits for Putin to Stop Assad. He Won't
As Assad begins an assault on Idlib, the last rebel stronghold, the world has fooled itself into thinking Russia will intervene.
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The Secret to Effective Foreign Aid? Sometimes, It’s Giving Cash
For the first time, USAID compared a traditional intervention to a simple cash transfer.
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America is Losing Power and Influence and Must Adapt, Warns UN Secretary General
The "attraction of American society...is today less clear" says António Guterres, in an exclusive interview.
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Here’s the Real Message Behind Russia’s Big Far-East Wargame
The week-long exercises, which kicked off yesterday, are intended as a show of might. But the country is in no position to wage a real conflict.
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What’s Old Is New Again: It’s the Free World Vs. Neo-Authoritarians
The U.S. must abandon the notion of a liberal world order, and get to work deterring those who would bring down democracy.
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Congress Wants a Space-Based Missile Defense System. That’s a Colossally Bad Idea
A provision in the 2019 defense authorization act orders the Pentagon to start development.
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Stuck Fighting the Last War
It’s 2011—not 2001—that defines the challenge facing the United States and its allies in combatting jihadism.
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How to Dampen Escalation Risks As Cyber-Attack Rules Loosen
Create standing rules of engagement and maintain the dual-hatted NSA/CyberCommand.
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Welcome, Class of 2022: Last of the Pre-9/11 Cohort
Your arrival reminds us all to do more to connect America’s citizens to their country’s wars, and its civilians to its veterans.
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The Weaponization of Everything
So far, the U.S. has mustered no response to China’s and Russia’s widening assault on America’s global stature.
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Deploy the Next-Gen Missile-Defense Network in Pieces
Instead of waiting for full deployment, the Pentagon should roll out parts of its new command-and-control systems as they become ready.
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What Next for US-India Military Ties?
A new agreement between top U.S. and Indian officials will deepen military cooperation and bolster strategic ties between the two countries.
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Russia Can Stop a Slaughter in Idlib
The Syrian province doesn’t have to be the site of another catastrophe. But its fate hangs on the decisions of outside powers.
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What South Korea Wants from the US Right Now
As Seoul prepares for the third Moon-Kim summit, it is trying to get Washington on the same page.
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