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What Do Future U.S. Generals Think About Dissent, Disobedience, and Resignation?

Survey research suggests respect for civilian-control appears to be the exception, not the norm, among a significant portion of the senior military officers who participated.

May 28, 2021 Steven Katz

Girls attend their class at a school in Herat on May 9, 2021. A few wear face masks but many do not.

A Just Exit from Afghanistan

The US went to war to serve its own interests; it must acknowledge that those interests will only be served by an enduring peace.

May 12, 2021 Dipali Mukhopadhyay and Helen M. Kinsella

Migrants from Asia and Africa bundled in scarves and blankets walk in the snow past what remains of the tents of the "Lipa" camp, two weeks after it burnt down on January 8, 2021 near the North-Western Bosnian town of Bihac.

Biden’s Decision to Pull Troops From Afghanistan Risks a Major Refugee Crisis

The US needs a global plan in the event brutal Taliban rule returns -- or even seems likely. An exodus risks upturning Iran, Turkey, and the EU.

Apr. 26, 2021 Kemal Kirişci and Fulya Memisoglu

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Hizyme Potter, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Capt. Stewart Bateshansky, commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 3, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) in the Arabian Gulf, March 19, 2021. Both wear face masks and Hospital Corpsman Potter wears gloves and a face shield.

Should the COVID-19 Vaccine Be Required for the Military?

A mandatory vaccination program would likely be upheld in military and federal courts if President Biden determines that it is in the interests of national security.

Apr. 12, 2021 Mark Nevitt

A woman cooks on the ground in the community of Ntocota, Metuge District in Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province on February 22, 2021, where thousands of displaced residents have been relocated due to recent attacks by armed insurgents in northern Mozambique.

The US Military Should Stay Out of Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado; Send Diplomats Who Know the Terrain

The conflict's deep roots illustrate a case where the US should begin to reject two decades of conflict escalation that began with the Global War on Terror.

Apr. 9, 2021 Steven Leach

Smoke rises from tires burning at barricades erected by protesters after military junta forces attempted to attack them on March 16, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar.

No Military Solutions: A New Approach to Preventing Atrocities

To be a credible proponent of peace, the US must shed destabilizing security ties and unneeded military capabilities, and invest in conflict prevention.

Mar. 22, 2021 Caroline Smith

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg leaves a joint press conference with Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern at Parliament in Wellington on August 6, 2019.

Flexible Partnerships Can Help Make NATO Fit for Purpose

As the US focuses more on domestic issues and challenges in the Asia-Pacific, other members and European partners will need to step up..

Mar. 12, 2021 Steven Keil and Sophie Arts

Grave stones of some of the sixteen Afghan villagers who were killed in the March massacre are pictured in the grave-yard in Panjwai district of Kandahar province on November 4, 2012. Colorful fabrics are strung across the grave stones and also laid on the ground partially covering the graves.

Why We Prosecute Wartime Misconduct

President Trump never pardoned Robert Bales, despite a strong push to do so. Any clemency for him would have resulted in manifest injustice to not just Bales’ victims, but to…

Mar. 10, 2021 Lt. Col. (ret.) Jay Morse

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sits with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden during a meeting that included Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (not shown) at the Queen Theater on November 20, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. They sit at a large horse-shoe or square table allowing ample room for social distancing. An American flag stands behind the table near President-elect Biden.

Principles for a 2021 Authorization for Use of Military Force

The Biden administration and new Congress have an opportunity to fundamentally rethink the congressional authorization of military force against terrorist groups. Here are seven…

Mar. 5, 2021 Tess Bridgeman, Ryan Goodman and 2 more

Secretary Blinken Visits the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service Command Center. People wear face masks as they stand near desks with five to seven computer screens in semicircles.

Letting Diplomacy Lead US Counterterrorism: What Would That Look Like?

The goal should be to establish diplomacy and aid as co-equal tools, to make counterterrorism more comprehensive, sustainable and, eventually, less violent.

Mar. 1, 2021 Luke Hartig

Sargent Forrest Huckabey from Neodesha, Kansas with the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division stands guard with a gun in front of a billboard which encourages women to vote in Afghanistan's April 5th presidential election during a patrol outside of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank on March 29, 2014 near Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan.

Women, Peace, and Security: Is DOD Turning a Human Rights Corner?

The push to protect women and girls in conflict and involve women in security decision-making increases attention to human rights in military operations.

Feb. 17, 2021 Army Major Dimitri J. Facaros

US President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy at the State Department in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2021. An American flag and a US President flag stand behind him.

Leaving the War in Yemen: The Mostly Good, the Bad, and the Muddled

An assessment of President Joe Biden's new approach to Yemen, including the remaining uncertainties about the new policy.

Feb. 17, 2021 John Hursh

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