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The Last Days in Afghanistan Should Not Deter Biden from Looking Beyond the 9/11 Paradigm
It's time to get off this loop. But ending “endless wars” should not be equated with simplistic solutions.

Paradigm Shift: The Consequences of Choosing a War Path, and Leaving It
We owe it to the next generation to grapple now with the consequences of remaining at war -- as well as the consequences of choosing not to be -- lest we find ourselves reflexively…

Two Decades Later, Still Reckoning With 9/11
On the 20th anniversary, experts disagree on how the most complex problems that dogged the “war on terror” should have been solved.

The Forever War on the Homefront
Military families have lived with the direct impact of “forever wars” for 20 years and will continue to do so for a lifetime. War is not something you can take off and hang…

The Path Not Taken: Reimagining the Post-9/11 World
What would the world today look like if the US had responded to the 9/11 attacks with criminal law instead of through the lens of war?

Afghanistan: A Tragic Lesson of the US Military’s Flawed Approach to Capacity Building
To avoid failing in other counterterrorism training missions, the US needs to invest in and empower assessment, monitoring, and evaluation.

What the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan Could Mean for Guantanamo Detainees and the Due Process Clause
The D.C. Circuit will soon consider the consequential question of whether the Due Process Clause applies to Guantanamo detainees.

The National Guard at Lafayette Square and the January 6th Attempted Insurrection: Fixes for the FY2022 NDAA
Congress should close the loopholes that allow the federal government to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act.

CIA’s Former Counterterrorism Chief for the Region: Afghanistan, Not An Intelligence Failure — Something Much Worse
"While it’s certainly convenient to depict the shock and miscalculation U.S. officials claim over Afghanistan’s tragic, rapid fall to the Taliban as an intelligence failure,…

In Afghanistan, Lest We Forget
As the UN Security Council hosts an emergency meeting, world leaders must understand what the abandonment of the Afghan people involves.

The United States Is the Only Place for Afghan Allies, Not Foreign Bases
As the US scrambles to evacuate its allies, sending them to third countries risks leaving them in limbo without needed resources.
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Abandoning Afghan Allies: The Latest Chapter in Shameful History of US in Afghanistan
Existing US refugee and SIV programs are insufficient for Afghan refugee crisis. The US must massively expand programs to bring Afghans to safety.