The United States tries to instill liberal norms in partner forces, but what happens when those norms are in tension?

There's room to improve in the upcoming midterm elections.

Bin Laden's successor steered the organization through a tumultuous decade and left it stagnated, but the next leader will have new opportunities for growth.

The hype about medium-altitude long-endurance drones pays too little attention to their vulnerability.

The U.S. military would probably fare better in a conventional conflict like Russia's war in Ukraine, but not all the lessons it learned in the war on terror would serve it well.

Ambitious national CVE policies are trapped in a vicious circle that restarts after every major terrorist attack.

As Biden heads to the Middle East, there are limits to the potential for diplomatic breakthroughs.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's unusual request to be removed from the U.S. terrorism lists is unlikely to be fulfilled, but this reflects bureaucratic inertia and political incentives as much as the group's radi...

The Russian military's prioritization of dramatic public displays over exercises that simulate combat have left it ill-prepared for the war in Ukraine. But U.S. security force assistance programs often i...

Declining availability of abortion care will make it more difficult for women in uniform to keep their healthcare decisions private, and the military's policies may reinforce harmful stereotypes.

What does it mean when individuals and groups are included in U.N. terrorism reports but don't make the cut for sanctions?

The Russian invasion shows how the relationship between the United States and the UAE is changing—but also how it will remain the same.