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Fred Kaplan
Fred Kaplan is Slate's "War Stories" columnist and author of the book, The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War. He can be reached at war_stories@hotmail.com. Follow him on Twitter.
Articles By Fred Kaplan
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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.
