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The Plight of the Foreign Policy Realists

Jordanian soldiers watch smoke rising during an artillery drill, part of the "Eager Lion" military exercise near the southern town of Al Quweira, 50 km (30 miles) from the coastal city of Aqaba, June 19, 2013. Eager Lion military exercise, set to take pla

The Future of Warfare is Irregular

United States Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Polar Sea (WAGB 11) is shown in the ice channel near McMurdo, Antarctica on January 10, 2002. President Barack Obama on September 1, 2015 will propose a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the

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China Has No Legal Claim to Taiwan

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America Literally Can't Afford More Military Adventurism

The Long Shadow of the Iran-Iraq War

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