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What America Learned in Iraq
THE costs of the second Iraq war, which began 10 years ago this week, are staggering: nearly 4,500 Americans killed and more than 30,000 wounded, many grievously; tens of thou...
By John A. Nagl
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Want to Export an F-16 Fighter Jet?
The United States rarely conducts military operations alone, so it is in America's interests to ensure that its allies and partners are well-equipped, well-trained and able to...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Not Much Better Than 'Nothing'
Phil Bronstein's riveting Esquire feature on "The Shooter" -- the unnamed Navy SEAL who reportedly killed Osama Bin Laden during the May 2011 raid on the terrorist's compound ...
By Phillip Carter
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Military Brain Drain
In his recent book Bleeding Talent, Tim Kane joins a growing chorus of serving and former junior officers to deliver a wake-up call to today's military leadership in the face ...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Assessing the Cyber Executive Order
The Obama administration has released an Executive Order (EO) designed to improve the cybersecurity of the nation’s critical infrastructures such as power plants, financial sy...
By Irving Lachow & Jacob Stokes
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Renewing America's Strategic Solvency
Foreign policy experts are likely to feel spurned when President Obama gives his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Some may interpret the President’s focus on jobs and the...
By Jacob Stokes & Shawn Brimley
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Time to Change the Rules of the Cyber-Security Game
Cyber criminals and spies are breaking into companies and government agencies on a daily basis. The last few days have highlighted yet another series of such cyber-crimes, thi...
By Irving Lachow
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The Right Way to Cut Pentagon Spending
Whether or not Congress avoids sequestration by March 1, defense spending will likely be cut by at least 10% over the next decade. As 20% of the federal budget and 50% of disc...
By Michèle Flournoy
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Mexican oil, Chinese drilling, Japanese nuclear: Energy trends to watch in 2013
Energy issues ranked among the top international headlines in 2012 – from reports that the United States is on track to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer o...
By Will Rogers
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Rescind North Korea's license to provoke
"Even if you know the way," an ancient Korean proverb advises, "ask one more time." If North Korea's latest cycle of misdeeds, followed by international censure, followed by m...
By Patrick M. Cronin
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Final Draft
Forty years ago Sunday -- on January 27, 1973, the same day the United States signed the Paris Accords ending its involvement in the Vietnam War -- then-Secretary of Defense M...
By Phillip Carter
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The French Connection
French forces launched a military offensive last week in Mali to push back Islamic militants and help the nascent government assert control in the northern part of that former...
By Phillip Carter
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U.S. Must Keep Planning Realistic for Arctic 'Opening'
The Arctic is melting faster than anyone predicted. The World Meteorological Organization announced that ice melt in the Arctic reached a new record in 2012 when an area of ic...
By Will Rogers
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A 'Zero Option' for Afghanistan
Recent reports suggest that the White House is looking at troop options ranging from 3,000 to as many as 15,000 stay-behind troops. Many think that the final figure will be we...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Asia's Pivotal Power
A resurgent Asian nation has just elevated hawkish nationalists to the pinnacle of power. Its maritime conflicts with neighbors raise the risk of military confrontation along ...
By Richard Fontaine
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For Secretaries of Defense and State, Democrats’ Short list is Far Too Short
If the names being bandied about to fill the top jobs at the State Department and the Pentagon sound familiar, they should. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts was Hillary Rodha...
By Yochi Dreazen
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American Decline and the Liberal Order
The national conversation about America’s potential “decline,” however defined, tends to rely on an understanding in which power is conceptualized in simple metrics rather tha...
By Richard Fontaine
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North Korea hits its mark
North Korea’s successful missile launch now presents Pyongyang as on the cusp of joining the elite club of nations with nuclear-armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM...
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Iraq in Hindsight: Views on the U.S. Withdrawal
In Iraq in Hindsight: Views on the U.S. Withdrawal, Emma Sky offers a pointed critique of U.S. policy over the last decade, arguing that valuable lessons can be learned from t...
By Emma Sky
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Global Swing States and European Strategy
A new European Global Strategy must account for one of the most important geopolitical trends of the early 21st century: the growing influence of emerging market democracies i...
By Daniel Kliman & Richard Fontaine