Ideas
How Trump Can Heal US-Gulf Rifts
The president-elect has an opportunity, and an obligation, to reengage with Gulf Cooperation Council members.
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The Coming War on ‘Radical Islam’
How President-elect Trump’s government could change America’s approach to terrorism.
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Trump's Big Test in the Middle East
The president-elect will encounter a region convulsed by change.
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Breaking Down US-Russian Distrust With Time, Talk, and Meals
A recent session of the long-running Dartmouth Conference shows how non-governmental dialogue can ease tense relations.
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Why Trump Is Wrong About His Conflicts of Interest
A conversation with Norman Eisen, former White House ethics czar, about the legal challenges facing the president-elect.
Science & Tech
Under Trump, Tech Companies Brace for Fight Over Encryption
Supporters of strong encryption are watching closely to see if Trump will force tech firms to cooperate with law enforcement, or if his campaign rhetoric will soften once he’s in the White House.
Threats
Trump Promises to Ask the Pentagon for a Plan to Defend the Country from Cyber Attacks
The president-elect included the plan in a list of 'executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs.'
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Can Trump Make a Deal With North Korea?
One of the biggest problems facing the president-elect might also be his biggest opportunity.
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Asia Awaits the Trump Era
As a candidate, he criticized alliances while vowing a military buildup. What does that mean for half the world?
Policy
The Other Michael Flynn
Donald Trump’s national security advisor sounded very different when he was running counterinsurgency campaigns in Kabul.
Policy
How Trump Will Fight ISIS Worries Top House Armed Services Democrat
HASC's Rep. Adam Smith, in a C-SPAN-hosted interview, challenged Trump's incoming team to produce a national security strategy that doesn’t alienate the U.S. military's Muslim partners fighting terrorism.
Policy
Trump’s CIA Director Wants to Return to a Pre-Snowden World
He’s called for a 'fundamental upgrade' to U.S. spying powers.
Ideas
How Trump Will Affect the India-Pakistan Balance of Power
Human rights promotion and developmental funding are poised to decline under a Trump administration, reducing American leverage in Kabul and Islamabad—and giving China an upper hand.
Ideas
So Far, Trump’s Talk Has Only Hurt America’s Counterterrorism Effort
Can the candidate who alienated Muslim Americans and gave thumbs-up to torture reverse course as president? A conversation with former FBI agent Ali Soufan.
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Crises from Europe to the Asia-Pacific Await Donald Trump
The world has reacted to Trump’s victory. Soon Trump will have to react to the world.
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Five Foreign-Policy Challenges for President-Elect Trump
America and the world are inevitably in for a rocky ride—at odds with the simple solutions espoused by politicians on the campaign trail.
Science & Tech
Obama to Successor: Put Fed IT Under One Roof, For Its Own Protection
Obama officials say they're preparing an 'options paper' for the next president’s transition team that envisions consolidating IT services similar to the way DISA works within the Defense Department.
Ideas
Why Clinton Gets My Vote, by Former Defense Secretary William Perry
The veteran of GOP and Democratic administrations says Trump is unfit for the presidency.
Ideas
Talking to Russia Cannot Save Syria
Putin and Assad make ISIS look hesitant by comparison when it comes to mass homicide.
Ideas