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Misguided Immigration Policies Are Endangering America's AI Edge
Green card limits haven’t budged in decades, while new policies make it harder, costlier, and more uncertain for the world’s talent to come to the United States.
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Trump Wants His Fighters Unbound by the Laws of War. That's Not Going to Help Us
One reason more than 80 countries allied to fight ISIS is that they flagrantly ignored these laws. Now we do too.
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Trump's War-Crime Pardons Undermine the Military
Once again, our president has used the military as a political tool to its detriment as an institution.
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What America’s Allies Really Think About Trump’s Syria Decision
During a few wild weeks in October, U.S. allies watched as their own worst nightmare befell America’s Kurdish partners in Syria. Here’s what that means for America’s standing in the world.
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We Haven’t Done Enough to Ensure That America Never Tortures Again
The first post-9/11 commander of the Gitmo detention facility maps out what’s done and what still needs doing.
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Erdogan Blasts US at White House. Was That Good for NATO?
Critics howled at Trump’s invitation to the Turkish autocrat. Others clench their teeth and say it’s paramount to keep Ankara in the anti-Russian alliance.
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Ep. 59: The future of European security
Here's a look at some of the ways Europe is changing amid various pressures from Russia, China and the NATO alliance.
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Trump's Bullying of Ukraine Set Off Alarms Throughout the US Government
The first day of impeachment hearings revealed repeated threats to resign and repeated referrals to lawyers of possible violations of U.S. law by U.S. officials.
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Trump's Real Offense Was Outsourcing American Diplomacy
Allowing Rudy Giuliani to handle U.S. diplomacy was a constitutional violation—one whose gravity Republicans might see if they weren’t so busy making excuses for the president.
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The Mothers Who Fled the Turkish Incursion
Attacks by Turkish-backed forces shattered a hard-won pseudo-normalcy for Syrian women who had lived under ISIS.
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What’s Wrong with Boeing?
From sloppy work to blown deadlines to deadly failures, the company has lost its way. It needs tough love — in the form of Congressional investigations.
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Macron's 'NATO Brain Death' Quote Shows Why the US Has Always Outplayed France
Like Charles de Gaulle, the French president would unify Europe under France’s conception, with Germany footing the bill.
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How Best to Thank a Veteran? Avoid More Unjust Wars
A 2017 poll found that about half of Americans would support launching an unprovoked war on a country that poses no near-term threat.
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Betraying The Kurds Makes Things Harder for US Operators Everywhere
It will henceforth be much more difficult for U.S. combat forces and advisors to get help from local partners around the world.
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The Cold War Ended 30 Years Ago. Why Are Things With Russia So Bad?
Critics said NATO expansion would start a new Cold War. They were right.
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Livestream: Defense One Outlook 2020 Main Stage
At Defense One’s annual look into the future, we'll discuss global threats, industry trends, advanced technology, national-security policy and more.
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National Security Is Made of People
We need a way to measure the readiness of our civilian national-security workforce. Then we need to fix it.
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Do Americans Still Want The US to Be the World’s Security Leader?
The post-Trump awakening of political activism is inspiring, but seems to end at the border. We’re teaming up with CNAS to find out why.
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It Was a Corrupt Quid Pro Quo
Not only did the president hold up aid to Ukraine; he made its release contingent on a statement advancing his own political interests.
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