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Taliban bounties would be a new low even for Putin

Commentary / World Jun 30, 2020

Taliban bounties would be a new low even for Putin

Putting a price on American heads today is not at all like the U.S. arming anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

Turkey and Russia are at war, and Libya’s the loser

Commentary / World Jun 1, 2020

Turkey and Russia are at war, and Libya’s the loser

The failed siege of Tripoli is an opening for peace, but only if the outside players end their proxy war.

A cold war is heating up in the South China Sea

Commentary / World May 24, 2020

A cold war is heating up in the South China Sea

U.S.-China tensions over trade and the coronavirus epidemic are playing out dangerously in contested waters.

A NATO flotilla sails back into the Cold War

Commentary / World May 12, 2020

A NATO flotilla sails back into the Cold War

After months of Moscow's provocations, the U.S. and U.K. sent surface ships to the Barents Sea for the first time in 35 years.

China wants to rule the waves; here's how the U.S. can stop it

Commentary / World Mar 24, 2020

China wants to rule the waves; here's how the U.S. can stop it

It will take the right kind of 355-ship U.S. Navy to blunt Beijing's goals in the South China Sea and beyond.

Turkey is a mediocre NATO ally, but Russia is enemy No. 1

Commentary / World Mar 2, 2020

Turkey is a mediocre NATO ally, but Russia is enemy No. 1

The U.S. has to mend fences with wayward alliance members to avoid war with Russia.

U.S. can't afford to lose the Philippines

Commentary / World Feb 24, 2020

U.S. can't afford to lose the Philippines

Cancelling the Visiting Forces Agreement will help al-Qaida and bolster China's hand.

A more secure Africa is in America's best interests

Commentary / World Feb 18, 2020

A more secure Africa is in America's best interests

Terrorism and outside influence threaten to derail the continent's hard-won progress.

Battling a pandemic is a job for the military

Commentary / World Feb 2, 2020

Battling a pandemic is a job for the military

Even if coronavirus fizzles out, the world's armies must prepare for the next deadly outbreak.

Putin is more dangerous than ever

Commentary / World Jan 21, 2020

Putin is more dangerous than ever

Ruling for life gives the Russian leader strategic-planning advantages over the West

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