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Month: February 2017

The Promise and Peril of Cyber Operations

February 28, 2017
Ben Buchanan and Ryan Evans
The Promise and Peril of Cyber Operations

An Active-Duty National Security Advisor: Myths and Concerns

February 28, 2017
David Barno and Nora Bensahel
An Active-Duty National Security Advisor: Myths and Concerns

De-Conflicting Turkish, Kurdish, and American Aims in Syria

February 28, 2017
Aaron Stein
De-Conflicting Turkish, Kurdish, and American Aims in Syria

“Bring Everything Crashing Down”: Bannon’s Reactionary Guard and U.S. National Security

February 27, 2017
Iskander Rehman
“Bring Everything Crashing Down”: Bannon’s Reactionary Guard and U.S. National Security

A Vietnam War Reading List, Brought to You by the War Hall

February 27, 2017
WOTR Staff
A Vietnam War Reading List, Brought to You by the War Hall

“Extreme Vetting” Denies the Federal Government Outside Talent

February 27, 2017
David Johnson
“Extreme Vetting” Denies the Federal Government Outside Talent

Intel and Attributing Bad Acts: The United States Needs to do Better

February 24, 2017
Ralph S. Clem
Intel and Attributing Bad Acts: The United States Needs to do Better

My Love Letter to the Deep State

February 24, 2017
Loren DeJonge Schulman
My Love Letter to the Deep State

Ambling Blindly Back Into the Mountains: 5 Hard Questions for the Next Phase of Afghanistan

February 23, 2017
Sameer Lalwani
Ambling Blindly Back Into the Mountains: 5 Hard Questions for the Next Phase of Afghanistan

Replaced? Security Force Assistance Brigades vs. Special Forces

February 23, 2017
Tim Ball
Replaced? Security Force Assistance Brigades vs. Special Forces

Unspoken Legacy: The Perils of Letting Obama Off the Hook for Executive Overreach

February 23, 2017
Danny Sjursen
Unspoken Legacy: The Perils of Letting Obama Off the Hook for Executive Overreach

Counter-Terrorism from Bush to Obama to Trump

February 22, 2017
Undersecretary Colin Kahl, Stephen Tankel, and Ryan Evans
Counter-Terrorism from Bush to Obama to Trump

Insurgent Peace-Making: A New Approach to End the War in Afghanistan

February 22, 2017
Theo Farrell
Insurgent Peace-Making: A New Approach to End the War in Afghanistan

The Story of the War on the Rocks Membership and You

February 21, 2017
Ryan Evans
The Story of the War on the Rocks Membership and You

Profound Uncertainty in Munich: Is the United States Committed to European Security?

February 21, 2017
Richard Fontaine
Profound Uncertainty in Munich: Is the United States Committed to European Security?

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