When America’s all-volunteer force loses a war
By David Barno & Nora Bensahel The sudden fall of Afghanistan marks the very first time that the U.S. military has clearly lost a war fought solely by volunteers. This…
By David Barno & Nora Bensahel The sudden fall of Afghanistan marks the very first time that the U.S. military has clearly lost a war fought solely by volunteers. This…
White house meeting exposed the folly of the Afghanistan war “If the government's a criminal syndicate a year from now, how will troops make a difference?” By Ryan Grim On…
Now he says Democrats should press pause By Jacob Pramuk Sen. Joe Manchin just made it clear Democrats have work to do to win his vote for their sprawling economic…
By Kit Klarenberg The newly released 'Profits of War' report from Brown University has revealed in staggering detail the full extent of the corruption unleashed by Washington's profligate defense spending…
By M. K. Bhadrakumar Like in a Wagnerian music drama, there is an associated melodic theme that accompanies the situations behind the two big regional developments last week the announcement…
In the end, years of upheaval led only to despair By Shadi Hamid Americans tend to lament 9/11 and its long aftermath by looking inward at what they and their…
By Interaction desk A safe passage through Afghanistan for all the countries connecting it to Gwadar to Russia and a safe passage through the Central Asia countries and Iran all…
US spy agencies must adapt to an open-source world By Zachery Tyson Brown & Carmen A. Medina For nearly three-quarters of a century, the United States intelligence community has supplied…
By M. K. Bhadrakumar Like in a Wagnerian music drama, there is an associated melodic theme that accompanies the situations behind the two big regional developments last week the announcement…
When a scam falls apart, it collapses fast By Alan Richards & Steven Simon As the political fight over who lost Afghanistan gets bloodier, the latest round has shifted from…