November 11, 2020
Last week, Mike Pompeo quietly ended one of the last vestiges of the Bush War on Terror.
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November 11, 2020
A majority of former servicemembers say they want out of Afghanistan and endless war. Is anyone in Washington listening?
November 10, 2020
A fragile peace has emerged after six weeks of war, with Armenians distraught, Russia reasserting itself, and Iran feeling nervous.
November 10, 2020
Trump was right to meet with Kim Jong Un. As president, Biden can build on that opening for a lasting peace.
November 9, 2020
Another steward of the status quo who promised reforms and never delivered, exits the stage.
November 9, 2020
It’s long past time to reclaim American idealism and take a stand for a lot less war and a lot more help for the most vulnerable among us, including the very planet itself.
November 9, 2020
Biden has signaled constructive steps forward but there are also signs of a retreat to the pre-Trump status quo.
November 9, 2020
All eyes are on Saudi Arabia and Israel, as both countries seemingly have the most to lose with Trump’s departure.
November 9, 2020
Biden will likely dispel with Trump’s erratic policies, but he must not return to a cold war-like posture with Beijing.
November 9, 2020
The vastly widened breach between the United States and Iran means that a Biden administration will have little to gain from limiting its Iran policy to resuscitating the ailing JCPOA.
November 9, 2020
Partisanship is what powers this town, so don’t be surprised when some Republicans start to jump the restraint ship.
November 8, 2020
As president, Joe Biden must understand that US troops cannot dictate outcomes in Afghanistan.
November 7, 2020
Trump may be replaced as president, but his hawkish Middle East policies will live on in Washington.
November 6, 2020
The real focus today should be bringing troops home and fulfilling promises made to our veterans.
November 5, 2020
Two prominent experts weigh in on the Taliban’s true ties to al-Qaida and what that means for the future of the US in Afghanistan.
November 4, 2020
Tehran too could have integrated itself among regional states but instead it chose confrontation.
November 3, 2020
Realists know that understanding what Russia and China will risk and why is critical to our policies going forward.
November 3, 2020
The Emirates have managed to frame suppression of domestic dissent as counterterrorism, and the U.S. says nothing.
November 2, 2020
Prior to the Trump administration, the U.S. “global war on terror” focused mainly on Sunni extremist groups like Al-Qaeda, ISIS and Al-Shabaab.
November 2, 2020
Despite its glitzy PR campaigns, Saudi Arabia is becoming increasingly isolated on the global stage.
November 2, 2020
A new treaty to ban nuclear weapons directly responds to a previous treaty whose parties have failed to live up to their commitments.