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Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea and Iran: From Transformational to Transactional
Editor’s Note: Iran and North Korea have posed thorny problems for multiple U.S. administrations. The Trump administration, however, is trying a new tack, hoping to transform the regimes and eschewing in... -
Thinking Critically About “By, With, Through” in Syria, Iraq, and Beyond
Editor’s Note: In the years since 9/11, the United States has waged war around the globe. It has often done so, however, “by, with, and through” local partners. Despite the importance of this approach an... -
The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan: Getting History Right
Editor’s Note: President Trump's justification of his foreign policy often draws on bizarre theories and bad history. One of the worst recent instances was his claim that the Soviet Union invaded Afghani... -
In Visiting China, Kim Jong Un Makes Good on New Year’s Speech
Editor’s Note: The Trump administration has made North Korea one of its strategic priorities, but the Pyongyang regime is inscrutable, making it difficult to determine the best approach. Brookings senior... -
Drawing the Line on U.S. Reassurance to Eastern Europe
Editor’s Note: The United States is considering deploying permanent forces to Poland to signal the U.S. security commitment to that country. Such a move would be a massive strategic shift and one that ra... -
Master Developers: The New Sino-Arab Gulf Visions of Economic Development
Editor’s Note: As the United States withdraws both from the Middle East and from its traditional global leadership role under President Trump, rising powers like China and regional players like Saudi Ara... -
Five Myths about Sponsor-Proxy Relationships
Editor’s Note: Minor powers, rebel groups, and other organizations often act as proxies for more powerful states or groups, which use them to fight (or commit) terrorism, counter rival regimes, or otherw... -
Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army: Not the Jihadis You Might Expect
Editor’s Note: Myanmar has produced one of the world's worst human-made humanitarian crises, with the government there persecuting the Rohingya, a Muslim minority, with thousands dying and hundreds of th... -
American Terrorists: Why Current Laws Are Inadequate for Violent Extremists at Home
Editor’s Note: For the U.S. government, terrorism is a foreign-linked danger, not a domestic one. Groups that foment violence at home are criminal and investigated as such, but a terrorism label is not u... -
Extricating the United States from Yemen: Lessons on the Strategic Perils of Partnered Operations
Editor’s Note: The war in Yemen has gone from bad to worse, and pressure is mounting for the United States to cut its support for Saudi Arabia's failed intervention in the country. But the lessons from t... -
The End of U.S. Naval Dominance in Asia
Editor’s Note: Although the Trump administration has made much of China's rise when it comes to trade, the president should be focused more on the security implications. Robert Ross of Boston College poi... -
The U.S. Drone War in Pakistan Revisited
Editor’s Note: The armed drone has become the emblem of U.S. counterterrorism, but critics charge that it leads to high numbers of civilian casualties and a popular backlash in places like Pakistan. Asfa...
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