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War Stories
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Obama’s Post-9/11 World
While the president said nothing new about drone strikes, he appears ready to take real risks to close Gitmo.
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Obama’s Other Secret War
Are the president’s prosecutors criminalizing national security reporting?
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John McCain Don’t Know Much About History
When it comes to giving Obama advice about Syria, the senator has a shaky recollection of the past.
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Feeding the Hand That Bites
Corruption is a huge problem for the U.S. in Afghanistan. So why is the CIA funding it?
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Seeing Red
If Syria has used chemical weapons against its own people and crossed Obama’s red line, how should the president respond?
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How Vladimir Putin Could Help Boston
The Russian president offered to help in any way he could. Actually, he could do a lot of good.
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The Guns of April
Is all the bellicose rhetoric on the Korean Peninsula slowly marching us to war?
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The Rehabilitation of David Petraeus
He was America’s top general. How does he plan to win hearts and minds this time?
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The Drones Are in the Details
Why it matters if the Pentagon takes command of the CIA’s drones.
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Who’s Afraid of Kim Jong-un?
Maybe we should be. What we don’t know about North Korea’s young leader may be the scariest thing of all.
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The Coming Collapse of the Middle East?
The regions’s borders have long been artificial. The war in Iraq accelerated their demise.
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The Art of Cyberwar
If Beijing was going to threaten the United States with a cyberattack, how would it do it?
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Why Republicans Can No Longer Be Trusted on National Security
Because their leaders have become shallow, ignorant, and totally unserious on the issue that matters most.
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Obama’s Foreign Entanglements
The president didn’t offer a foreign-policy blueprint. It was more of a sketch.
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Missing the Mark
The Senate Intelligence Committee blew its chance for an important debate on drone strikes in the Brennan hearing.
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Inquisitor McCain
The senator asked Chuck Hagel many questions about the surge in Iraq. Too bad he wasn’t interested in a real answer.
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We Are So Out of There
Obama has called it quits in Afghanistan—while redefining why we ever went.
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The Real Reason Republicans Hate Hagel
It has more to do with President Obama than the former senator from Nebraska.
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America’s Next Diplomat
Kerry could be a great secretary of state—if Obama lets him.
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Susan Rice Surrenders
But it may be Obama’s foreign policy—not Sen. John McCain—that wins in the end.
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Where Is the Red Line on Assad’s Chemical Weapons?
Actually, there are many red lines.
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The Ridiculous Attack on Susan Rice
McCain and his allies are only going to hurt themselves by ganging up against her.
