Invisible Armies
A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.
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Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies
U.S. foreign policy; defense policy; military history; terrorism and guerrilla warfare.
A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.
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Max Boot says that while Qaddafi has fallen in Libya, it is too soon to tell whether Operation Unified Protector is a success.
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Which policies have worked and which ones need work ten years after the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history? CFR experts examine ten issues that have preoccupied U.S. planners.
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A near absence of terrorist incidents in the United States since 9/11 points to the success of the Bush administration's counterterrorism measures that once stirred controversy but now have bipartisan acceptance, writes CFR's Max Boot
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Max Boot says the fall of Muammar al-Qaddafi will create a dangerous situation in Libya, and NATO and the UN will likely have to send economic aid and peacekeeping troops.
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Max Boot says the best way to honor U.S. special forces is not to make them win wars on their own.
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Max Boot argues that the glow of the bin Laden raid may blind the United States to other terrorist threats.
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Max Boot says early release for political killers is dangerously common.
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Max Boot reviews The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It by Robert A. Pape and James K. Feldman.
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Max Boot says recognizing the provisional government is important progress in Lybia, but it's time to deal with the Gadhafi regime.
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Max Boot says preparedness of the U.S. military cannot be sacrificed for a federal budget deal.
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Max Boot argues that if the United States and its allies are to address national security challenges successfully, then there is no choice but to engage in nation-building.
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Max Boot testifies before the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia on the future of the U.S. relationship with Iraq.
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Did President Obama's troop drawdown plan for Afghanistan undercut the campaign against the Taliban or was it too limited to meet U.S. goals? CFR President Richard N. Haass and Senior Fellow Max Boot offer differing takes on the new battlefield deployment.
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President Obama's decision to remove thirty thousand troops from Afghanistan in just over a year heightens the difficulty in securing the east and south of the country against far-from-defeated Taliban forces, writes CFR's Max Boot.
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Max Boot says a large withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan would allow the Taliban to gain ground and erode the willingness of the Afghan government to provide the United States with the military bases needed to keep pressure on Al Qaeda.
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Max Boot says it's best for the United States to ignore outbursts by Afghan president Karzai and to concentrate instead on cultivating a successor.
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Max Boot says even with Osama bin Laden's death, it is too soon to disengage from Afghanistan.
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Max Boot says that while the battle against Osama bin Laden has ended, the battle against a globalized terrorism continues.
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Osama bin Laden's death is a real and symbolic blow to al-Qaeda, and its stature in the Middle East is already diminished by the pro-democracy movements in the region, but the group remains lethal. Seven CFR experts discuss.
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Osama bin Laden's death strikes a blow at al-Qaeda but could undermine U.S. effort in Afghanistan, which would be a mistake, says CFR's Max Boot.
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