Military

"There are certainly unique circumstances to the Kabul strike, but if we miss the bigger lessons, we only invite further tragedy. "

"It is simply not credible that the entire investigative report must be withheld in order to protect (as one imagines the claim) sources and methods of intelligence-gathering."

The question to ask is not what he should have done differently, but what, if anything, his life suggests we should do differently.

Suspending certain articles while retaining parts of the transitional deal cloaks a unilateral power-grab as merely a course correction.

After mass nonviolent protests, look out for arrests of opponents, prison releases of Islamists, and actions by a key paramilitary unit.

There is a bipartisan path to cut unnecessary spending in the defense budget that protects U.S. security in a cost-effective way.

Separatist provocations pose the greatest danger to the country's peace and cohesion since the accords were forged 26 years ago.

A Security Council divided over rights violations by Russian paramilitaries must maintain civilian protection as a priority.

Rather than rebrand painfully flawed approaches, the US must heed the calls and ideas of civil society, academics, and practitioners.

It might represent the only option for the US on terrorist threats from Afghanistan, but it will be brute, imperfect military force.

With the administration preparing its Nuclear Posture Review, such a declaration would significantly reduce the risks of nuclear war.

The US absence at the table is more perplexing than ever, considering how these issues will define maritime governance in the 21st century.