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War Stories
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Paul Ryan’s Risky Ideas
Does the chairman of the House Budget Committee know anything about how a military budget gets made?
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What’s Obama’s Nuclear Endgame?
Obama told Medvedev that he’ll have more “flexibility” to deal with nukes after November. What could he possibly mean?
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General Optimism
Gen. John Allen believes that America will prevail in Afghanistan. At least someone does.
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Game Over in Afghanistan
American troops no longer serve a purpose there. It is time to get out. Now.
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The Insurgent’s Playbook
The weekend killing of two U.S. officers in Afghanistan is classic insurgent strategy. Even worse, it’s working.
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What Happened to a Leaner, Meaner Military?
The Pentagon budget again calls for more pricey, big-war weapons than we need.
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A Scalpel, Not a Hatchet
Why is Obama cutting so little out of the Pentagon budget? He could cut even more.
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The Coming War Over the Pentagon Budget
How the president’s new defense strategy could spark an existential crisis for the Army and the Marines.
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Will North Korea Stay Crazy?
We know practically nothing about its new leader and what he might do. That’s scary.
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How To Improve the Advisers
The U.S. is doing a mediocre job training the Afghan army. Here’s a plan for doing it better.
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The Date-Night Debate
If you like watching something scary, you would have liked Saturday's Republican presidential debate about foreign policy.
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Stopping Iran Without Bombing Iran
Why is Mitt Romney pretending his plan for Iran is different than Obama's?
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War By Other Means
Why it’s safe to ignore Republican criticism of Obama’s policy in Iraq.
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The New Interventionism
How Obama is changing the way the United States wages war.
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The No-Dick Rule
Why former Vice President Cheney should no longer be allowed on network TV.
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Friend, Foe, or Pakistan?
The nation's role in Afghanistan is getting more and more baffling as the war goes on.
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The Post-9/11 Military
Our soldiers and generals have adapted well to the post-9/11 world. Here's how they did it.
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Applying the Lessons of Iraq to Libya
Five concrete steps the West (and other allies) should take today.
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It's Not What We Ought To Do, But What We Can Do
Rory Stewart says humanitarian intervention is like mountain rescue—protecting lives doesn't require destructive adventures.
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Would Cutting the Military Budget Threaten Our Security?
It depends how we define our priorities.
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Hearts, Minds, and Murders
The killing of Hamid Karzai's brother means the war in Afghanistan is going worse than we thought.
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A Brand-New Plan for Afghanistan
Obama's troop withdrawal marks a dramatic—and risky—shift in strategy.
