Afghanistan’s security forces unraveled this month. What broke their seven-year stalemate with the Taliban?
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The body of existing testimony shows how Trump has crossed the line
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The ‘Game of Thrones’ dragons reveal what military power can — and cannot — achieve.
Fifty years ago, American troops abandoned Khe Sanh. Here’s how the U.S. got over ‘Vietnam syndrome.’
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Why does China care so much about the South China Sea? Here are 5 reasons.
Many Chinese believe the country needs an unchallenged presence there.
Donald Trump’s foreign policy views are actually pretty mainstream
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Did Russian personnel help take down MH17?
[caption id="attachment_13351" align="alignnone" width="620"] Debris lies at the crash site