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Armed women loyal to the Houthi movement ride on the back of a truck as they take part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

America Must Question Ally Actions in Yemen

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Members of the Pakistan's Naval force march during a ceremony to celebrate the country's 71st Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

What Pakistan Will Gain from Peace in Afghanistan

A U.S. Marine from 2nd platoon, F company, 5th batalion, 10th Marines, meets an Afghan villager during a patrol in southern Afghanistan June 28, 2009. After five years coping with the most dangerous province in Iraq, the U.S. Marines have been given their

The Iraq Exit Strategy Will Not Work in Afghanistan

The Case for Leaving Syria

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The United States Should Leave Yemen, Not Broker Peace

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Like it or Not, Regime Change is Coming to Iran

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An Afghan police officer keeps watch at a checkpoint during the parliamentary election in Kabul, Afghanistan October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

The Aftermath of the Afghan War

What Should We Learn from 40 Years of U.S. Intervention in the Middle East?

The Many Problems with Erdogan's Plan for Syria

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Is Trump Right to Remove U.S. Troops from Afghanistan?

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There is No Military Victory in Afghanistan

A U.S. Marine from 2nd platoon, F company, 5th batalion, 10th Marines, meets an Afghan villager during a patrol in southern Afghanistan June 28, 2009. After five years coping with the most dangerous province in Iraq, the U.S. Marines have been given their

The Iraq Exit Strategy Will Not Work in Afghanistan

A U.S. Soldier surveils the area during a combined joint patrol in Manbij, Syria, November 1, 2018. Picture taken on November 1, 2018. Courtesy Zoe Garbarino/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Syria is a Distraction from Great Power Competition

Image by Samuel Sweeney taken in Raqqa on December 11, 2018. A bombed van in front of Qasr al-Banat, a historic site in Raqqa dating to Harun al-Rashid's caliphate which also used Raqqa as its capital, from 796 to 809 AD.

Don’t Withdraw from Syria Just Yet

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Donald Trump Is Ready to Shed the Syria Problem

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Here Is Why an Arab NATO Is Unlikely