Ideas
Pakistan Will Try to Make Trump Pay
The country has banked on being treated as too dangerous to fail. But this time could be different.
Policy
Pakistan's Week Keeps Getting Worse
The administration suspended security aid for what it says is Islamabad’s failure to take “decisive action” against terrorists.
Ideas
What Trump Got Right in Foreign Policy in 2017
For one thing, the Islamic State is largely defeated.
Ideas
Waiting for the Bomb to Drop
There are sounds, for those who can hear them, of the preliminary and muffled drumbeats of war.
Ideas
Trump's Belligerence Toward Pakistan Isn't Unreasonable
His threatening tweet might signal increased pressure on Islamabad for its support of Afghan militants.
Ideas
Where We're Headed in 2018
You can bet there will be new crises, weapons, leaders, and technologies to come. And, oh yes, there will be tweets.
Ideas
When the War Comes, What Should We Civilians Do?
The military can’t do it all. The US needs a national civilian emergency corps, trained and ready to help in case of the next disaster, be it cyber, nuclear, or natural.
Ideas
Last Year’s Top 5 Worst Nuclear Nightmares (That Aren't Going Away)
Each of these threats has only gotten worse. Take one guess what (or who) I think remains the top nuclear threat to us...
Ideas
Hail the Civil Servant in the Year of Trump
Never before have the roles of government workers taken on such significance. But there could be consequences to using their power to undermine the administration.
Ideas
Where is America Going in the South China Sea?
The new National Security Strategy talks tough — but here are the options the United States actually has, and the pros and cons of each.
Policy
Trump Administration Seeks Outside Help to Hire 26,000 New Immigration Enforcement Personnel
CBP just awarded a separate $300 million contract for Border Patrol hiring assistance.
Ideas
The National Security Strategy Papers Over a Crisis
The NSS is a stunning repudiation of Trump, and Trump’s speech was a stunning repudiation of the NSS.
Ideas
Three Ways to Read Trump's National Security Strategy
Is it better approached as a sacred text, or examined like the scat of a shaggy, woodland beast?
Threats
What Putin Really Wants
Russia's strongman president has many Americans convinced of his manipulative genius. He's really just a gambler who won big.
Policy
Trump Just Signed a Dire Warning about Climate Change
The 2018 NDAA acknowledges and anticipates climate change as an urgent threat, in sharp contrast to his administration’s past denials.
Ideas
The National Security Strategy Commits the US to a Lonelier and Less Generous Course
As previewed by H.R. McMaster, the new NSS contrasts strikingly to the visions of other recent presidents.
Policy
Allies Are Key, Says Trump’s National Security Strategy
The document, to be unveiled next week, will be the latest administration policy position that looks beyond “America first.”
Ideas
The North Korea Debate Sounds Eerily Familiar
Trump’s national-security officials are making many of the same arguments Bush’s did in 2003.
Ideas