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"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."

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

With nearly 30 years as a Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador Munter maps internal difficulties to expect in US foreign policy post-Afghanistan and challenges to expect in South…

A comprehensive and detailed guide to ending the Forever War and enhancing American security.

To avoid failing in other counterterrorism training missions, the US needs to invest in and empower assessment, monitoring, and evaluation.

"The example of the Iraqi army — which quickly collapsed in the Islamic State’s 2014 blitz across northern Iraq —  ought to have sharpened the concerns about the Afghan…

Senior U.S. Army officials described costs in absence of lead agency on Jan. 6.

For too long, America’s security cooperation has prioritized short-term, tactical goals over longer-term diplomatic and human rights aims.

The Trump shift became more notable for what it did not lead to than for what it did. Now Biden has a chance to set US policy on the side of humanity.

The Pentagon reports annually on how many civilians were killed in U.S. operations, but silent on damage to civilian homes, markets and other civilian infrastructure vital to human…

Too often, the United States ends up feeding well-intentioned assistance and training into an impervious, corrupt system that eats the aid and spits out further instability.

The United States takes the (minority) view that international law does not prohibit the defensive use of tear gas in war - and that this could protect civilians - but the risks…