U.S. Military Strikes and the Risk of a Quagmire; America Needs an Alliance Audit; Ukraine and the New Way of War
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Why Iran Will Escalate

U.S. Military Strikes and the Risk of a Quagmire

 By Nate Swanson

 

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America Needs an Alliance Audit

Not All Partnerships Are Worth Sustaining

By Christopher S. Chivvis

 
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Ukraine and the New Way of War

Learning the Right Lessons for the Conflicts of the Future

By Rebecca Lissner and John Kawika Warden

 

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