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Fred Kaplan

Security September/October 2016 Comment

Rethinking Nuclear Policy

The United States still has several thousand nuclear bombs and warheads, along with hundreds of ballistic missiles, bombers, and submarines to carry them. The time has...

Fred Kaplan

Balancing act: a ballistic missile on parade in Moscow, May 2014.

U.S. Foreign Policy January/February 2016 Essay

Obama's Way

Barack Obama has been besieged by foreign policy crises, constrained by diminished American power, and pressured by opponents at home and allies abroad to take action...

Fred Kaplan

The Decider: Obama and other officials, including John Kerry, Samantha Power, and Benjamin Rhodes, in New York, September 2014.

War & Military Strategy January/February 2013 Essay

The End of the Age of Petraeus

The United States' approach to counterinsurgency, championed by General David Petraeus, helped produce stunning results in parts of Iraq and Afghanistan. In retrospect...

Fred Kaplan

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