In the latest issue of Survival, Hal Brands and Peter Feaver address an important debate in American foreign policy circles. Was the rise of ISIS …
Continue ReadingTime for a (different) kind of change in Afghanistan
With the dust still settling from Wednesday’s horrific car bombing in Kabul, the plan for America’s new strategy in Afghanistan now sits on Trump’s desk. The National Security Council has proposed …
Continue ReadingThe Saudi Deal Shows Just How Broken the Arms Export Process Has Become
A system meant to keep weapons sales from undermining U.S. national security has become a sham. The Trump administration made headlines last week when it …
Continue ReadingIs Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal the Worst Arms Deal Ever?
Over the weekend, President Trump inked an arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth $110 billion — the largest single arms sale in United States history. …
Continue ReadingIran offers lessons on North Korea
While running for office, Donald Trump repeatedly blasted the Iran nuclear deal, calling it “the worst deal ever negotiated.” Recently, however, his administration reluctantly acknowledged that Iran …
Continue ReadingAmerica First? Not So Fast!
After President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, a “Trump doctrine” has yet to emerge fully, but one important lesson is already clear: …
Continue ReadingAll Options on the Table for North Korea?
On Wednesday, President Trump will host all 100 members of the Senate at the White House for an extraordinary briefing on North Korea’s nuclear program. Given all …
Continue ReadingObama’s Foreign Policy Legacy
Trump’s convention-violating rhetoric on foreign policy has exacerbated an already ingrained frustration among many hawks that President Obama was too reluctant to intervene on the …
Continue ReadingWhy More Military Action in Syria Is (Still) a Bad Idea
Buoyed by President Trump’s airstrike on the Assad regime, Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., have called on Trump to ramp up military …
Continue ReadingMoving Backwards on Arms Sales
The Trump administration is charting a new direction on arms sales. Unfortunately that direction is backward. The administration recently notified Congress that it wants to sell a …
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