Perhaps Putin thinks acting crazy is a good strategy. My research says otherwise. Roseanne W. McManus - March 6, 2022 ‘Madness’ isn’t a common leadership trait
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
Trump thought escalating the Iran crisis would solve it. That’s not how escalation works Danielle Lupton - January 7, 2020 Here are four reasons deterrence by escalation is difficult to achieve.
Trump overrode the Navy’s plans to discipline a SEAL. That wasn’t as troubling as some think. Carrie Lee - December 9, 2019 Firing a civilian Navy secretary – not a career military officer – averted a potential crisis.
No, Trump probably won’t start a war to distract from his difficulties. Here’s what he’ll do instead. Valerie Morkevičius and Danielle Lupton - October 16, 2019 Expect an even more chaotic foreign policy
How the Mueller report reminds us of Watergate Andrew Rudalevige - April 19, 2019 Four curious echoes of the iconic White House abuse of power.
The point of the Afghanistan ‘peace deal’ is simple: The U.S. wants to get out James Lebovic - January 31, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83301" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former insurgents surrender their weapons during
Rhetorical ‘fire and fury’ can help the U.S. globally – if the president has enough backing at home Roseanne McManus - August 9, 2017 President Trump is making news for saying that North Korea
Obama used covert retaliation in response to Russian election meddling. Here’s why. Austin Carson - June 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60504" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin meets President
Trump may be borrowing Nixon’s ‘back channel’ strategy in his contacts with Russia Richard Moss - December 16, 2016 News that the president-elect’s son, Donald Trump Jr., met with
Who is Turkey really targeting with its buffer zone? Lionel Beehner and Gustav Meibauer - July 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28057" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] Turkish soldiers patrol with an
How many dead civilians makes a war crime? Ask the UN, Israel, and Hamas. David Traven - July 14, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27363" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A Palestinian runs in an area
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
The logic of violence in the Islamic State’s war Stathis Kalyvas - July 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12670" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Militants take part in a parade
The logic of violence in the Islamic State's war Stathis Kalyvas - July 7, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12670" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Militants take part in a parade
Why the Iraqi army collapsed (and what can be done about it) Keren Fraiman, Caitlin Talmadge, and Austin Long - June 13, 2014 The collapse of Iraqi security forces this week has been
‘The other French team’: Soccer and independence in Algeria Tony Ross - June 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11434" align="aligncenter" width="620" special=""] Fans of Algeria's soccer team
'The other French team': Soccer and independence in Algeria Tony Ross - June 6, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11434" align="aligncenter" width="620" special=""] Fans of Algeria's soccer team
Threading needles in Syria James Fearon - August 29, 2013 Erica, Erik, and several scholars over at the Duck have
Follow-Up: Did Converse et al. Get It Wrong about New Hampshire in 1968? - January 9, 2008 In an e-mail message responding to my post earlier today