Foreign Policy Essay
Why Security Assistance Often Fails
Rachel Tecott Metz Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 10:01 AM
U.S. advisers know that partner militaries disregard their training, but are rarely willing to address the reasons why.
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Foreign Policy Essay
How Should the U.S. Military Share Secrets?
Andrew Radin Sun, Oct 30, 2022, 10:01 AM
The new National Defense Strategy calls for working closely with partners and allies, but the convoluted and slow disclosure process makes cooperation difficult.
Foreign Policy Essay
Rethinking How the United States Trains Foreign Militaries
Renanah Miles Joyce Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 10:01 AM
The United States tries to instill liberal norms in partner forces, but what happens when those norms are in tension?
Foreign Policy Essay
The United States Learned From Iraq and Afghanistan. Russia Didn’t.
Raphael S. Cohen, Gian Gentile Sun, Jul 24, 2022, 10:01 AM
The U.S. military would probably fare better in a conventional conflict like Russia's war in Ukraine, but not all the lessons it learned in the war on terror would serve it well.
extremism
The Military Is Making Progress in Its Counter-Extremism Efforts, but Gaps Remain
Andrew Mines Wed, Mar 30, 2022, 10:32 AM
There is a growing problem of extremism in the U.S. military.
civilian casualties
Department of Defense Releases Report on Civilian Casualties Connected to U.S. Military Operations in 2020
Rohini Kurup Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 3:26 PM
The department found that there were approximately 23 civilians killed and approximately 10 civilians injured during 2020 as a result of U.S. military operations.
International Law
“You Mean They Can Bomb Us?” Addressing the Impact of Neutrality Law on Defense Cooperation
Jeremy K. Davis Mon, Nov 2, 2020, 8:01 AM
When does customary international law permit an adversary to attack the U.S. in a neutral defense partner's territory?
Foreign Policy Essay
Too Many Generals in the Situation Room?
Loren DeJonge Schulman, Amy Schafer Sun, Jun 25, 2017, 10:00 AM
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Foreign Policy Essay
Why Strategies Disappoint—and How to Fix Them
Raphael S. Cohen Sun, Mar 19, 2017, 10:00 AM
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Foreign Policy Essay
A Competing Risks Approach to Security Sector Assistance for Fragile States
Stephen Watts Sun, May 1, 2016, 10:48 AM
Editor's Note: Helping other countries' militaries and intelligence services is a vital part of whatever we're calling the war on terrorism these days. These programs, however, are often seen as one of two extremes: a panacea or an afterthought. Steve Watts of RAND calls for treating these programs with the analytic seriousness they deserve. He notes the range of potential problems and recommends using risk assessments to think about security sector assistance in a more sophisticated way.
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