Author Archive
Jordan Cohen
Ph.D candidate, George Mason University
Jordan Cohen is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute and a PhD candidate in political science at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.
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The Problem with Drones that Everyone Saw Coming
Just because drone warfare is less dangerous for American soldiers does not mean it is more effective.
- Jordan Cohen and Jonathan Ellis Allen
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A New Bill Seeks to Patch the Flaws in the Arms Export Control Act
The proposed legislation would help Congress regain a measure of sway over weapons sales.
- A. Trevor Thrall and Jordan Cohen
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No F-35s for UAE, Please
The sale is likely to deepen existing conflicts and further enmesh the U.S. in the region.
- A. Trevor Thrall and Jordan Cohen
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Time to Rethink Arms Sales to Taiwan
Once, they might have tilted the military balance. Now they just destabilize the region.
- A. Trevor Thrall and Jordan Cohen
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Some Arms Exports Are Riskier Than Others. Here’s a Tool To Tell Which Ones
The problems with selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and Turkey were hardly unpredictable.
- A. Trevor Thrall, Caroline Dorminey and Jordan Cohen
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Selling F-16s to Taiwan Is Bad Business
The jets will inflame, not stabilize, cross-strait relations.
- A. Trevor Thrall and Jordan Cohen
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The False Promises of Trump’s Arms Sales
U.S. export deals are undermining regional stability and sending jobs abroad.
- A. Trevor Thrall and Jordan Cohen
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Cancel Turkey’s F-35s — and Maybe Its NATO Membership As Well
Sending America’s most advanced fighters to Ankara will do greater harm than good to U.S. interests — and that should give its allies pause.
- A. Trevor Thrall and Jordan Cohen