Ideas
Trump's Syria Strategy Actually Makes Sense
And it does not involve a commitment to change the horrible and predictable outcome of the civil war.
Ideas
Rex Tillerson's Syria Policy Is Sensible—But It's Fanciful
The resources the administration is willing to commit are at yawning variance with its ambitious goals.
Ideas
The North Korea Debate Sounds Eerily Familiar
Trump’s national-security officials are making many of the same arguments Bush’s did in 2003.
Threats
When Words Risk Provoking War
Words especially matter between societies that poorly understand each other’s motivations and intentions, as do North Korea and the U.S.
Ideas
The Summer of Misreading Thucydides
There’s a delicious irony in the Trump team’s affection for the historian—who repeatedly shows how populists lead societies to ruin.
Ideas
America's Military: Overcommitted and Underfunded
The administration wants to expand the armed forces’ commitments, even while contracting spending.
Ideas
The Trump Administration Is Making Good Policy
It’s the president himself who’s destroying it.
Ideas
Why Does Obama Fight Wars He Deems Unwinnable?
The uncertainty he projects about his policies undermine the half-hearted military efforts he undertakes.
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