Former military leaders criticized the election and the administration. That hurts the military’s reputation. Peter Feaver and Jim Golby - May 14, 2021 Statements from retired generals can have an unintended impact, our surveys find
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Three reasons that Jim Mattis’s resignation is not just unusual — but startling Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81843" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump, flanked by Defense Secretary
Last week showed how Trump’s management of his team is hurting his own foreign policy. It’s only going to get worse. Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81377" align="alignleft" width="960"] Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., chairman of
Did U.S. aid win hearts and minds in Afghanistan? Yes and no. Renard Sexton - January 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52140" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A nurse weighs a child at
Trump may put 5 military officers in top posts. That’s unprecedented. Peter White - December 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50354" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. Marine
Mitch McConnell said you don’t need experience to be president Elizabeth N. Saunders - July 27, 2016 Here's why he's wrong.
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
What the evidence on interventions really tells us about Syria Lionel Beehner - August 18, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14626" align="aligncenter" width="600"] File: Syrian rebels aim during a