Donald Trump Can’t Undermine American Democracy Because It Barely Even Exists
And anyway, we’ve survived far more serious threats than this loathsome joker in the past.
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Sorry Folks, Veterans Are Not Necessarily Experts on Foreign Policy
Just because you’ve worn a uniform doesn’t make you uniquely qualified to offer political judgment on matters of state.
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How the Pentagon Became Walmart
Our armed services have become the one-stop shop for America’s policymakers. But asking warriors to do everything poses great dangers for our country — and the military.
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Donald Trump Is the Peace Candidate
He alone can end 70 years of dangerous tensions with Russia — by extending a hand of friendship to our longtime adversary.
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The Republican Party Is on the Verge of Extinction
A naturalist’s guide to the endangered American Republican elephant.
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The Magical Thinking of Killing Mullah Mansour
Why does anyone still think that bombing terrorist leaders still works?
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Donald Trump Has a Coherent, Realist Foreign Policy
Despite the bluster, Trump is articulating a bold vision of America’s role in the world. And it demands a serious response — not the snickering of D.C. elites.
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Can There Be War Without Soldiers?
The wars of the future will be fought with very different kinds of weapons, on very different kinds of battlefields. And we should be wary of them.
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Obama: The Last Year and the Legacy, Part II
From culling the National Security Council to getting rid of the military’s Cold War mentality, the president has some big work left to do in his last year.
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You Know Who Isn’t Sad About Scalia?
Justice Antonin Scalia was a towering figure of conservative constitutionalism. But foreign jurists aren’t likely crying right now.
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About Rosa Brooks
Rosa Brooks is a law professor at Georgetown University and a Schwartz senior fellow at the New America Foundation. She served as a counselor to the U.S. defense undersecretary for policy from 2009 to 2011 and previously served as a senior advisor at the U.S. State Department.
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