In the almost-19 years since they dispatched their military to Afghanistan, US policymakers and the people they represent have learned, relearned, and unlearned several lessons.
Alan DowdApril 6, 2020
Much of Carter Malkesian’s narrative about the Afghan war is spot-on, but he gets several key events wrong.
Paul D. MillerMarch 17, 2020
In the wake of the Washington Post’s big document dump of secret government and military communications about the war in Afghanistan, a fresh wave of calls for pulling out of Afghanistan is sounding across the media.
Daniel StrandDecember 13, 2019
What is the role of moral values in the conduct of foreign relations? Although many answers have been given, three major traditions predominate: realism, idealism, and principled realism.
Mark AmstutzOctober 25, 2019
If history is any guide, we will regret abandoning Afghanistan (again), trusting the Taliban and disengaging from the world around us.
Alan DowdSeptember 10, 2019
When it comes to democracy promotion, it seems the Obama-Trump era is the aberration.
Alan DowdFebruary 4, 2019
We need a return to a sober Christian Realism that appreciates our fallenness, the fallenness of the world, and our limits in shaping world events.
Daniel StrandJanuary 7, 2019
In fact, this finger-in-the-dam strategy is the best available option given America’s de facto preference to enjoy relative freedom from jihadist violence without the expense of solving the root problems from which jihadism springs. This style of frontier warfare is the price America pays for regional order on the cheap.
Paul D. MillerDecember 21, 2018
All in all, American Power and Liberal Order is an excellent book providing a spirited defense of what has largely been a successful American grand strategy for the past 70 years. The big question remains whether the same framework could work for the next 70 years, or whether new external challenges and internal political changes call for a different approach.
Ionut PopescuDecember 19, 2018