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Snap Poll: Who Will Make the Best Foreign Policy President?

Fri, 19/02/2016 - 19:48
From climate change to the Islamic State, from Russia to China, we asked scholars who they want tackling America's biggest problems.

Serial Recap, Episode 6: Bergdahl Reaches His Breaking Point

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 20:25
Bowe Bergdahl thought the Army was failing him and other soldiers, but one incident pushed him over the edge

Chabahar Port: A Win for South Asia

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 20:17
The Chabahar port agreement is set to be finalized in the upcoming trilateral meeting in Delhi. With all players slated to benefit, Chabahar looks like a win-win for all parties.

The Antonescu Paradox

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 19:14
Hitler’s Romanian ally led an utterly barbaric regime — that while often protecting Jews inside Romania's borders, murdered them indiscriminately just outside those borders.

New Zealand Official Feels Privileged to Have Had Dildo Thrown at His Face

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 18:58
A New Zealand minister had a dildo thrown at his face. Good thing he thought it was funny.

Remembering War (X): While nearly half of the brigade was dying…

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 17:11
What is the difference between remembering war and writing histories about it?

The Hilary e-mails vs. Best Defense

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 16:43
So it turns out that Sidney Blumenthal wrote the following to Secretary of State Clinton about an item in this blog.

War Dog of the Week: This British army dog is wet from carrying a message

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 16:35
This is during World War I.

Pakistan And Afghanistan Intelligence Chiefs Meet In Islamabad; Gen. Campbell: U.S. Troop Withdrawal To Impede Training Of Afghan Forces; Blockade At India And Nepal Border Crossing Removed

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 14:54
Event Notice: United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists (DC Launch), Tuesday, February 9 (New America) Pakistan Pakistan and Afghanistan intelligence chiefs meet in Islamabad On Thursday, Masoud Andarabi, the head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS), met with Lt. General Rizwan Akhtar, the Director General of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), in Islamabad (VOA). ...

Thousands Flee Regime Offensive in Aleppo

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 14:11
The Assad regime’s offensive in Aleppo, backed by heavy bombing by Russian planes, is driving thousands of people to flee the city. The new surge in displaced persons has drawn concern from Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. “Now, 10,000 new refugees are waiting in front of the door of (the Turkish city of) Kilis because ...

Situation Report: General wants U.S. troops closer to the fight in Afghanistan; gadgets to monitor Iran’s nukes; Libya decision hanging over Washington; Saudi is up for a fight in Syria; big price tags for the Pentagon’s nukes; and lots more

Fri, 05/02/2016 - 13:58
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley More, more, more. Placing American commandos in Afghan army units and allowing forward air controllers to move closer to the front lines to call in airstrikes are a few of the ways that Gen. John Campbell, head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, thinks his troops might be ...

After Nuclear Pact, New U.S.-Iran Talks Bring New Deals

Tue, 19/01/2016 - 00:42
The personal relationship between John Kerry and Javad Zarif paved the way for a high-profile prisoner swap. But its biggest test is still to come.

Why do so many Americans care more about Benghazi than about the Iraq War?

Mon, 18/01/2016 - 18:09
I don’t understand the disproportionate focus on a half day in Benghazi vs. more than a decade in Iraq. When people say they just the facts, I think: We still don’t know when the decision was made to invade Iraq, or who was involved. We still don’t know why the intelligence was so warped. We ...

The real significance of Iran’s seizure and quick release of 2 U.S. Navy patrol boats

Mon, 18/01/2016 - 17:57
  By David Crist Best Defense guest columnist The importance of last week’s event in the Persian Gulf goes beyond current political sound bites. It speaks to the complex relationship between the two nations where engagement and confrontation co-exist. It shows the importance for the United States of having diplomatic relations with a still hostile ...

The Tyranny of Distance

Mon, 18/01/2016 - 17:52
25 years after Desert Storm, America still hasn’t learned why it’s so difficult to win wars overseas.

Farewell to Marines in the Hawaii crash

Mon, 18/01/2016 - 17:43
Shawn M. Campbell, 41, College Station, Texas. Brian T. Kennedy, 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kevin T. Roche, 30, St. Louis, Missouri. Steven R. Torbert, 29, Florence, Alabama. Dillon J. Semolina, 24,Chaska, Minnesota. Adam C. Schoeller, 25, Gardners, Pennsylvania. Jeffrey A. Sempler, 22, Woodruff, South Carolina. William J. Turner, 25, Florala, Alabama. Matthew R. Drown, 23, Spring, ...

How Dragon Mart Explains the World

Mon, 18/01/2016 - 16:34
A head-spinning visit to Dubai’s massive Chinese mega-mall.

Berlin’s Hipster Ghetto

Mon, 18/01/2016 - 15:15
Refugees and cool kids are living side-by-side -- but not together -- in one of Germany’s most immigrant-heavy neighborhoods.

Americans Released as Iran Nuclear Deal Implemented, Missile Sanctions Announced

Mon, 18/01/2016 - 11:01
The United Nations and individual nations lifted their nuclear-related sanctions on Iran this weekend after the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that Iran had met its obligations under the agreement reached with the P5+1 in July 2015. Under the terms of the deal, Iran has shipped much of its stockpile of low-enriched uranium to Russia, ...

With U.S. Prisoners Freed, Washington Hits Tehran With New Sanctions

Sun, 17/01/2016 - 21:32
A new wrinkle added to a complicated few days of diplomacy

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