How the Taliban Would Take Over Afghanistan
Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan will almost certainly undermine any possibility of a peace s
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Avoiding the Next Yemen: Applying Hard Lessons for Security Partnerships
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen, wrought by a conflict entering its fourth year, has called into question the nature and purpose of American security partnership with Saudi Arabia.
The State Of The Union: A Checklist For Defense
Tonight, the president will belatedly make his State of the Union address. Here are six questions to watch for, the answers to which will drive future defense programs, budgets, and prospects for the industrial base.
Policy and You: A Guide for Intelligence Analysts
If intelligence analysis is written but nobody reads it, does it exist? I offer a simple eight-step program for analysts to adopt to do their part in bridging the intelligence-policy divide.
Is the Shutdown Weakening Cybersecurity?
As we conclude the fourth week of the government shutdown, there is much we don’t know about how operating at less than full strength over such a long period of time affects the security and safety of Americans and our critical infrastructure when it comes to cyber threats.
Pursuing Effective and Conflict-Aware Stabilization: Framing and Constructing a Roadmap
The U.S. government’s Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR) framework provides an opportunity to clarify and streamline stabilization assistance, though implementation will require sustained leadership, an interagency roadmap, new processes, bureaucratic incentives, and a review of authorities and resources.
The 2019 Missile Defense Review: A Good Start
The Trump administration has today released its long-awaited Missile Defense Review. The MDR points the way toward the ever-elusive vision of Integrated Air and Missile Defense, while also acknowledging the relationship between military, nonproliferation, and diplomatic measures to stem and dissuade missile proliferation.
Selling policy to the cord-cutting generation
The average American wants choice and personalization, not a bundled, take-it-or-leave-it offering. That has left the market wide open for new entrants willing to break with past business models and orthodoxies, from Netflix to Donald Trump.
The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan: Getting History Right
President Donald Trump claimed during a cabinet meeting that the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan because of terrorism. This is wrong, but it raises the question of why Moscow did invade.
Early Withdrawal Will Lead to More Terrorism
America has a new counterterrorism policy: retrenchment.