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Pakistani protesters rally against the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in Karachi, Pakistan, September 2001

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How the Good War Went Bad

Winning in Afghanistan was always going to be difficult, but avoidable errors have made it impossible.

Carter Malkasian

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Security March/April 2020 Essay

How the Good War Went Bad

Winning in Afghanistan was always going to be difficult, but avoidable errors have made it impossible.

Carter Malkasian

Security March/April 2020 Comment

Getting to Less

Reducing U.S. military spending is possible, but drastic cuts to the defense budget would require dangerous shifts in strategy.

Kathleen Hicks

The price is right: the USS John F. Kennedy in Virginia, October 2019

Security Feb 3, 2020 Snapshot

El problema de Venezuela no es el socialismo

La causa más profunda de la implosión de Venezuela no es la adhesión doctrinaria de Maduro al socialismo sino, más bien, el deslizamiento del país hacia la cleptocracia.

Moisés Naím and Francisco Toro

El líder de la oposición, Juan Guaidó, frente a la Asemblea Nacional en Caracas, Venezuela, enero del 2020

Security Dec 2, 2019 Snapshot

This Is Your Brain on Terrorism

The Science Behind a Death Wish

Scott Atran

Security Nov 22, 2019 Snapshot

The Fall of the Berlin Wall Almost Ended in War

Thirty years ago this month, the opening of the Berlin Wall ushered in the last great diplomatic struggle of the Cold War.

Joshua Shifrinson

The Berlin Wall and Brandenburg Gate as viewed from West Berlin, November 1989

Security Oct 3, 2019 Essay

How Japan Could Go Nuclear

Can Japan resist the temptation to pursue nuclear weapons in an increasingly volatile region? It's up to Washington to help Tokyo feel safe.

Mark Fitzpatrick

Security November/December 2019 Essay

The Nonintervention Delusion

Instead of settling into wishful thinking, policymakers should accept that the use of military force will remain an essential tool of U.S. strategy.

Richard Fontaine

Bernie Sanders at a rally in Michigan, April 2019

Security Aug 29, 2019 Snapshot

Good Riddance to the INF Treaty

When it comes to balancing China, the INF Treaty was a straightjacket for the United States—and exiting the agreement the only sound option.

Andrew S. Erickson

Chinese ballistic missiles at a military parade in Beijing, September 2015

Security Jun 28, 2019 Snapshot

The U.S. and Iran Are Marching Toward War

The likelihood of an armed conflict between the United States and Iran increases with every additional provocation, whether it is an attack on a civilian tanker ship...

Afshon Ostovar

An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, in waters between Gulf Arab states and Iran, June 13, 2019

Security May 20, 2019 Postscript

A Path to War With Iran

Should Iran leave the JCPOA entirely, expand its nuclear program even gradually, or sponsor direct or proxy attacks on U.S. troops, the United States will be...

Philip H. Gordon

Iran's Revolutionary Guards fire missiles during a war game near the holy city of Qom, November 2006

Security May 17, 2019 Snapshot

The Muslim Brotherhood Is Not a Terrorist Organization

If Trump succeeds in designating the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization, it will hurt the United States' ability to fight actual terrorists.

Daniel Benjamin and Jason Blazakis

Mohammed Badie, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, at a court in Cairo, Egypt, May 2016

Security May/June 2019 Essay

The New Revolution in Military Affairs

For the U.S. military to succeed on the battlefields of the future, it will need a force built around large numbers of small, inexpensive, expendable, and highly...

Christian Brose

The competition: a CH-7 drone on display in Zhuhai city, China, November 2018

Security Mar 26, 2019 Snapshot

Why Creating a Space Force Changes Nothing

Arguing over whether Washington should create a Space Force misses the point. Since space is already a competitive and a militarized domain, the task now is to protect...

Benjamin Bahney and Jonathan Pearl

The bright sun greets the International Space Station in this photo taken from the Russian section of the orbital outpost by one of the STS-129 crew members, November 2009.

Security March/April 2019 Essay

The New Containment

During the Cold War, the United States chose to contain the Soviet Union, successfully deterring its military aggression and limiting its political influence for...

Michael Mandelbaum

Eye in the sky: a U.S. Navy helicopter in the South China Sea, October 2015

Security Jan 10, 2019 Snapshot

Why Iran Waits

Iran has continued to comply with the restrictions on its nuclear program under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action despite U.S. withdrawal.

Henry Rome

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting in Ankara, December 2018.

Security Nov 28, 2018 Snapshot

The Taliban’s Battle Plan

The Taliban, emboldened after recent victories, expect the United States to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2020 and hope to wait out peace negotiation efforts until then...

Michael Semple

Security Nov 14, 2018 Snapshot

There’s a Right Way to End Syria’s War

Earlier this month, Geir Pedersen, Norway’s ambassador to China and a former permanent representative to the United Nations, was appointed special envoy on the Syria...

Janine di Giovanni

A man stands in a building damaged by what activists said were air strikes from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, December 2013

Domestic Terrorism Oct 30, 2018 Snapshot

The Real Terrorist Threat in America

The most glaring terrorist threat facing the United States today is primarily domestic in nature.

Peter Bergen and David Sterman

A woman reacts at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 2018.

Security Oct 19, 2018 Snapshot

Can the Pentagon Win the AI Arms Race?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new frontier of military competition, and with China and Russia making headway in the field, the Pentagon is starting to rush, some...

Michael Auslin

A General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper stands on the runway during "Black Dart", a live-fly, live fire demonstration of 55 unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, at Naval Base Ventura County Sea Range, Point Mugu, near Oxnard, California July 2015.

The Best of 2018 Oct 17, 2018 Snapshot

Is Going It Alone the Best Way Forward for Europe?

With U.S. untethering a continuing trend, a Europe whole, free, and at peace means a Europe able to fend for itself on the world stage

Benjamin Haddad and Alina Polyakova

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a press conference after their meeting at the German government guesthouse Meseberg Palace in Meseberg, Germany, June 2018.

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