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Saudi Arabia
February 24, 2021

MBS role in murder revealed, but Biden’s Saudi approach is less clear

Releasing the explosive Khashoggi report and snubbing the crown prince hint at a break, but mixed messages abound.

by Annelle Sheline
NATO
February 24, 2021

Are Europeans still committed to a U.S.-led collective defense?

Biden says the “transatlantic alliance is back’ but NATO may never be the same, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

by Ted Galen Carpenter
East Asia
February 23, 2021

How to avoid a cold war with China and a hot one with North Korea

A recent Quincy Institute event explored how the US can work toward greater regional stability while engaging allies on shared interests.

by Jessica J. Lee
Middle East
February 23, 2021

Biden won’t let Netanyahu affect US policy toward Israel

The hubbub about how long it took Biden to call Bibi is overblown as Biden is still clearly very pro-Israel.

by Mitchell Plitnick
Afghanistan
February 23, 2021

The Blob circles the wagons around failing Afghanistan strategy

The establishmentarians are talking “responsible withdrawal” and “safe havens” again. That only means one thing.

by Daniel Larison
climate change
February 22, 2021

We’ll need conscription to fight climate change

The All-Volunteer Force Forum sees climate change as the greatest national security threat.

by Lawrence Wilkerson Col, USA (Ret)
Military Industrial Complex
February 22, 2021

American primacy on the menu for big industry donors at CNAS

Transparency is key, but this prominent think tank isn’t always up front about the funding behind its pro-corporate, pro-military positions.

by Brett Heinz
Afghanistan
February 19, 2021

Pressure building to keep US troops in Afghanistan indefinitely

Blowing off the May 1 deadline for withdrawal would be a mistake, but that seems to be where the winds are blowing.

by Adam Weinstein
Middle East
February 19, 2021

Europeans come down like a hammer on Saudi-UAE arms sales

Emboldened, the EU parliament passed measures that go way farther than even the Biden administration has gone.

by Eldar Mamedov
Iran Nuclear Deal
February 18, 2021

The US risks pushing Iran towards a nuclear weapon

Absent quick US action to return to the JCPOA, Iran may be pushed to follow the North Korean model.

by Jalil Bayat

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