Department of Defense Commentary

Doing the Security Shuffle

Obama's latest personnel changes are sensible and predictable—with one major exception.

A Realistic Anticorruption Strategy for Afghanistan

We can't expect Afghanistan to function like a mature democracy.

A Tie that Bonds or Binds?

A panel of experts weighs in on the past, present and future of America’s strategic relationship with Israel.

A U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership: Beyond Economics, Geopolitical Insurance

The idea of formally integrating the world's two largest economies-Japan and the United States-has been floated every two years or so, since the 1980s.

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May 26, 2012