U.S. Counterterrorism’s Big Blindspot: Women
The United States doesn't think of women as active participants in terrorist groups. It also doesn't think of women as potential counterterrorist allies.
National Security
Making Sense of Netanyahu’s Strange Slideshow
The Israeli prime minister said the Iran deal "is based on lies.” Of course it is, says nuclear expert James Acton—but the U.S. knew that.
If It Seems Too Good to Be True...
North Korea's announcement that it will be shutting down its nuclear tests is great news. But there's one giant caveat here.
A Humble Proposal to Sanction Some Hungarian Kleptocrats
Viktor Orban's corrupt authoritarian style seems to be spreading in Europe, with serious security risks.
Anti-Intelligence
What happens when the president goes to war with his own spies?
The Invisible Veterans of the Left
When will the Democratic Party stop treating veterans like tokens?
Trumpism Was Real—and Its Death Deserves to Be Mourned
The president is becoming a typical right-wing Republican, thereby preserving a flawed status quo.
The Danger of Politicizing Intelligence
Donald Trump will try to bend the CIA to his will. America is still recovering from the last time a president did that.
Why Do Liberals Keep Calling Donald Trump a Dove?
Only in America could proposals to bomb at least three nations and indefinitely occupy another be labeled “isolationism.”
Guantánamo Bay Is Crumbling Into Ruins
But guards and prisoners aren't leaving any time soon
Why Is the U.S. So Stingy With Its Drones? It's Costing Us.
It's time to reexamine laws about selling UAVs to other countries
