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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 16, 2019
Afghanistan War
Did the Government Mislead the Public About the War in Afghanistan?
America’s longest war continues not because of government deception but because successive presidents have judged the risks of withdrawal to be higher than the costs of commitment.
November 9, 2022
Russia
If Russia Goes Nuclear: Three Scenarios for the Ukraine War
The odds remain slim, but an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin could use Russia’s nuclear arsenal to turn its fortunes in the Ukraine war.
June 11, 2021
Middle East and North Africa
End the ‘Forever War’ Cliché
The war in Afghanistan needed to wind down. But Washington is learning the wrong lesson.
February 23, 2023
Ukraine
Why the War Will Continue
One year in, the war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending.
March 17, 2023
United States
Revisiting America’s War of Choice in Iraq
Wars are fought not only on the battlefield but also in domestic political debates and in histories written after the fact. In the case of the US invasion of Iraq 20 years ago, we are still in this final phase, seeking an elusive consensus about the war’s legacy.
