US Withdrawal: As the Taliban Advance, the Threat for Women in Afghanistan Continues
Political writer Tina Ahang discusses the capturing of Afghanistan, the withdrawal of the United States military, and the consequences of this for women and girls.
Examining Iran's Alleged Ties to Al Qaeda
In his speech at the National Press Club on Jan. 12, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asserted that Iran is the new base for the Islamic terrorist group Al Qaeda. His statement was met with criticism from experts, who were perplexed by the lack of factual basis for any of Pompeo’s allegations.
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The Population-Centric COIN
COIN is a specific way of doing counterinsurgency that excludes the use of brute force against civilians. he doctrine of counter-insurgency or COIN had been rediscovered around 2006 by the American military as a tool to rescue the failing Iraq and Afghanistan occupations.
Donald Trump's Chance To End A Forever War
President Trump should be looking to lock up key campaign promises before he leaves office. One of the original animating issues of his campaign going back to 2016 was ending the bipartisan “forever wars”.
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