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The United States' Perpetual War in Afghanistan

Public anger at home pulled the United States out of Vietnam, but the public's indifference about the intervention in Afghanistan has allowed the United States' longest war to drag on.

Tanisha M. Fazal and Sarah Kreps

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Security Aug 20, 2018 Snapshot

The United States' Perpetual War in Afghanistan

Public anger at home pulled the United States out of Vietnam, but the public's indifference about the intervention in Afghanistan has allowed the United States'...

Tanisha M. Fazal and Sarah Kreps

Strategy & Conflict Aug 13, 2018 Snapshot

Trump's Dangerous Obsession With Iran

Although Trump’s rhetoric is dangerous, his administration’s inordinate antagonism is rooted in a deeper inability, going all the way back to 1979, of the United...

Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson

An anti-U.S. mural in Tehran, October 2017.

Strategy & Conflict September/October 2018 Essay

The New Arab Order

The 2011 Arab uprisings may not have created new democracies across the Middle East as many hoped they would, but they did fundamentally reshape regional relations. In...

Marc Lynch

Security Jul 26, 2018 Snapshot

How the U.S. Is Empowering Iran in Yemen

If Washington wants to counter Iranian influence in Yemen, it needs to end its support for the Saudi-led coalition and throw its weight behind peace talks.

Daniel Byman

A man reacts at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

Strategy & Conflict Jul 19, 2018 Snapshot

The Next Cyber Battleground

There’s reason to think that the real cyberthreat from Russia today is an attack on critical infrastructure in the United States—including one on the power grid that...

Rob Knake

Department of Homeland Security workers at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, Arlington, Virginia, January 2015

Strategy & Conflict Jul 18, 2018 Snapshot

Standing Up for Democracy

For the United States, supporting democracy is a matter of both values and interests.

Richard Fontaine and Daniel Twining

An American flag in Convent, Louisiana, June 2018.

Security Jul 16, 2018 Snapshot

A New Military Strategy for Japan

Japan's current military strategy, which relies on forward defense, is outdated. An active denial strategy would improve deterrence and mitigate crisis instability,...

Eric Heginbotham and Richard Samuels

A Japanese destroyer at Sagami Bay, Japan, October 2015.

Strategy & Conflict Jun 1, 2018 Postscript

A Better North Korea Strategy

The United States must embed its approach to North Korea within a broader strategy that advances long-term U.S. interests in the region, including, but not limited to,...

Victor Cha and Katrin Fraser Katz

Missiles at a military parade in Pyongyang, February 2018

Strategy & Conflict July/August 2018 Essay

The Myth of the Liberal Order

Rather than seeking to return to an imagined past in which the United States molded the world in its image, Washington should limit its efforts to ensuring sufficient...

Graham Allison

Sailors aboard the USS George Washington in Hong Kong, January 2012.

Strategy & Conflict May 21, 2018 Snapshot

Trump Doesn't Need a Grand Strategy

In a complex world where leaders’ knowledge is always inadequate, foreign policy victories are often won through improvisation, incrementalism, and adaptation to...

Ionut Popescu

Strategy & Conflict May 2, 2018 Snapshot

The Pentagon's Transparency Problem

Trump’s commitment to secrecy, once a punchline among policy elites, has been widely embraced throughout the national security establishment.

Loren DeJonge Schulman and Alice Friend

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Arlington, Virginia, April 2018.

Strategy & Conflict Mar 27, 2018 Snapshot

Has a New Cold War Really Begun?

Contemporary politics is full of false analogies, and the return of the Cold War seems to be one of them.

Odd Arne Westad

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, March 2013.

Strategy & Conflict Mar 22, 2018 Snapshot

How the U.S. Can Play Cyber-Offense

In cyberwarfare, Washington should recognize that the best defense is a good offense.

Michael Sulmeyer

Binary code set against a North Korean flag, November 2017.

Security March/April 2018 Review Essay

Future Fights

Predicting the future of war is difficult, but history may still have some useful lessons for strategists.

Stephen Peter Rosen

Strategy & Conflict March/April 2018 Essay

Life in China’s Asia

China is already following the strategies of previous regional hegemons, and as its power and ambition grow, such efforts will only increase. China's neighbors must...

Jennifer Lind

Changing of the guard: Chinese naval officers in Shanghai, December 2013.

Strategy & Conflict Dec 14, 2017 Snapshot

The Myanmar Military's Legacy of Impunity

Although the tactics used by security forces against the Rohingya in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State have shocked the world, they are not new.

Sally Kantar

Rohingya refugees rebuild their makeshift house, which was destroyed by Cyclone Mora, at the Kutupalang Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, June 2017.

Security Dec 5, 2017 Snapshot

Artificial Intelligence and Chinese Power

China is on track to overtake the United States in the military applications of artificial intelligence.

Elsa B. Kania

Chinese soldiers before a military parade in Beijing, September 2015.

Security Nov 30, 2017 Snapshot

Europe's Readiness Problem

To deter Russia, Europe's armed forces must be credible—and that means they must be ready to act quickly.

Elisabeth Braw

Latvian soldiers during a NATO drill in Adazi, Latvia, October 2017.

Security January/February 2018 Essay

Why China Won’t Rescue North Korea

American assumptions about China’s interests on the Korean Peninsula are dangerously outdated. Despite conventional wisdom, China is no longer wedded to North Korea’s...

Oriana Skylar Mastro

All alone: a North Korean soldier near the Chinese border, June 2013

Strategy & Conflict Nov 20, 2017 Snapshot

Don't Let the Saudis Destabilize Lebanon

Riyadh is set to make Lebanon the next front in its conflict with Tehran. That would be a mistake.

Bilal Y. Saab

Saudi King Salman meets with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Riyadh, November 2017.

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The United States' Perpetual War in Afghanistan

Trump's Dangerous Obsession With Iran

The New Arab Order

How the U.S. Is Empowering Iran in Yemen

The Next Cyber Battleground

Standing Up for Democracy

A New Military Strategy for Japan

A Better North Korea Strategy

The Myth of the Liberal Order

Trump Doesn't Need a Grand Strategy

The Pentagon's Transparency Problem

Has a New Cold War Really Begun?

How the U.S. Can Play Cyber-Offense

Future Fights

Life in China’s Asia

The Myanmar Military's Legacy of Impunity

Artificial Intelligence and Chinese Power

Europe's Readiness Problem

Why China Won’t Rescue North Korea

Don't Let the Saudis Destabilize Lebanon

A U.S. Military Intervention in Venezuela Would Be a Disaster

A U.S. Military Intervention in Venezuela Would Be a Disaster

Corruption Denies Millions Access to Quality Education in Nigeria

Brexit, Voice, and Loyalty: Britain’s Torturous EU Exit and the Dilemmas of National Sovereignty

The Link Between Foreign Languages and U.S. National Security

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Major Speech on Rakhine State

Creating a State Department Office for American State and Local Diplomacy

The Global Cost of the Eurozone’s 2012 Fiscal Coordination Failure

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