ISIS and the ‘Loser Effect’
In 2014, ISIS racked up a series of stunning successes as it pushed through Iraq and Syria, gaining momentum...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
ISIS and the ‘Loser Effect’
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Outside Publications
America’s Navy Is Spread Too Thin
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of being on a panel as part of the Naval War College’s...
Forecasting the South China Sea Arbitration Merits Award
Prediction is difficult—especially about the future. Niels Bohr’s words ring true when it comes to the case brought by...
Has Ukraine Passed the Tipping Point Yet?
How are Ukraine’s reforms coming along? It depends who you ask. During a recent visit to Kyiv, I heard...
Morocco Can Fix America’s Arabian Gulf Problem
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama met with the heads of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh under strained...
The West Wants Isolation. What Now for Eastern Europe?
“NATO is very obsolete.” So said Donald Trump. While he may have been alone in putting the sentiment so...
Saddam Did Not Create ISIS
In his recent response to an article we wrote in Foreign Affairs, Amatzia Baram contests our claim that former...
Weakened America Reaps What it Sows
Last Tuesday, a Russian Su-24 aircraft conducted a simulated attack against a U.S. destroyer, the Donald Cook, operating in...
The Legacy of Obama’s ‘Worst Mistake’
In a Fox News interview last Sunday, Obama was asked about his “worst mistake.” It’s a classic gotcha question,...
Pentagon Reform: Hope Springs Eternal
The Pentagon is notorious for promising to reform itself but never actually getting around to doing so. Secretaries of...