Is there a difference between ‘defensive’ and ‘offensive’ weapons? Stephen Biddle - April 27, 2022 In Ukraine and beyond, skills, determination and tactics matter more than the mix of weapons
Afghanistan’s security forces unraveled this month. What broke their seven-year stalemate with the Taliban? Yuri M. Zhukov and Stephen Biddle - August 31, 2021 The dynamics behind this kind of collapse are more common than you might think
Five things Trump did on his summer vacation: A foreign policy roundup Elizabeth N. Saunders - September 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63164" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump gives an address at
The Trump administration wants to send more military advisers to Afghanistan. Good luck with that. Stephen Biddle, Ryan Baker, and Julia Macdonald - May 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58268" align="alignleft" width="960"] Marines salute during a handover ceremony
What social science can tell us about the terrorist attacks in Belgium John Sides - March 22, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37743" align="aligncenter" width="606"] A soldier stands near broken windows
Here’s why we can only contain the Islamic State, not bomb it back to the Stone Age Stephen Biddle and Jacob Shapiro - December 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32401" align="aligncenter" width="908"] U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles
The dilemmas of working with Iraqi militias Marc Lynch - June 25, 2015 [caption id="attachment_26488" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Members of Iraqi security forces
Are militias a menace? Ariel Ahram - January 5, 2015 [caption id="attachment_19788" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Fighters from the Shiite Kataib Imam
Two important facts about Ukraine Ralph Clem - August 15, 2014 The following is a guest post from political geographer Ralph S.
Why arming Ukraine is a bad idea Kimberly Marten - August 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14187" align="alignnone" width="620"] An armed pro-Russian separatist stands in
Proxy war can have dangerous consequences Erica D. Borghard - July 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13635" align="alignnone" width="620"] A pro-Russian fighter stands near a
Putin in July (or the fight for Russia’s soul) Elizabeth Wood - July 25, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13590" align="alignnone" width="620"] Russian President Vladimir Putin looks
Did Russian personnel help take down MH17? Austin Carson - July 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13351" align="alignnone" width="620"] Debris lies at the crash site
MH17 won't change our relationship with Russia since there isn't really any relationship worth talking about James Goldgeier - July 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13356" align="alignnone" width="620"] Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, sits
MH17 won’t change our relationship with Russia since there isn’t really any relationship worth talking about James Goldgeier - July 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13356" align="alignnone" width="620"] Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, sits
Why the MH-17 tragedy won’t moderate the Russia-Ukraine conflict Paul D'Anieri - July 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13054" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A part of the wreckage
MH17 is a tragedy, not a game-changer James Goldgeier - July 21, 2014 In the aftermath of the tragic shootdown of Malaysian Airlines
Why the Ukraine separatists screwed up: Badly organized insurgents can’t master complex weapons systems Stephen Biddle and Ivan Oelrich - July 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13277" align="alignnone" width="620"] Ukrainian rescue servicemen inspect part of
Why the Ukraine separatists screwed up: Badly organized insurgents can't master complex weapons systems Stephen Biddle and Ivan Oelrich - July 21, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13277" align="alignnone" width="620"] Ukrainian rescue servicemen inspect part of
Political Science Journals as Indirect Lobbying Henry Farrell - October 4, 2011 "Thomas Ricks":http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/04/the_air_force_once_again_is_leaving_the_field_of_strategic_discourse_to_others posts a disturbing - if not exactly surprising
Academics and Counterinsurgents Paul Staniland - July 20, 2010 Well I’m back for one more long post. One of