Philip Caruso

Phil Caruso is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.  He previously served as an active duty U.S. Air Force officer and as a legislative fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Members of Afghanistan’s Crisis Response Unit 222, an Afghan special police unit, participate in a training slowed down for the media in Kabul on Sept. 7, 2017.
Members of Afghanistan’s Crisis Response Unit 222, an Afghan special police unit, participate in a training slowed down for the media in Kabul on Sept. 7, 2017.

The United States Needs Central Asian Partners to Protect Afghanistan’s Future
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Philip Caruso
A health care worker gives a COVID-19 test to a medical staff near Halyk Arena in Almaty on July 5, as Kazakhstan imposed a second round of nationwide restrictions to counter a huge surge in coronavirus cases.
A health care worker gives a COVID-19 test to a medical staff near Halyk Arena in Almaty on July 5, as Kazakhstan imposed a second round of nationwide restrictions to counter a huge surge in coronavirus cases.

COVID-19 Heats Up the New Great Game in Central Asia
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Philip Caruso
Taiwanese navy personnel salute during a drill near the Suao naval harbor in Yilan, eastern Taiwan, on April 13, 2018.
Taiwanese navy personnel salute during a drill near the Suao naval harbor in Yilan, eastern Taiwan, on April 13, 2018.

Taiwan Needs More Than Election Victories to Fend Off China
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Philip Caruso
Protesters hold pictures of Iranian commander Qassem Suleimani
Protesters hold pictures of Iranian commander Qassem Suleimani

Suleimani Is Dead, but Diplomacy Shouldn’t Be
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Philip Caruso
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) logo is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) logo is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008.

How to Take Care of an Ex-Spy
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Philip Caruso
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