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The End of an Era: America’s Withdrawal from Iraq

The End of an Era: America’s Withdrawal from Iraq

While troop withdrawal is part of a legacy of questionable decisions made in Iraq, it also presents an opportunity for America to improve existing relations with the Iraqi people and their politicians.

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Renewing the War on Drugs: A Firmer Stand against Mexican Cartels

Renewing the War on Drugs: A Firmer Stand against Mexican Cartels

he United States must assist Mexican officials in purging government corruption, reforming the legal system, and providing the training and intelligence resources required to combat violent drug cartels.

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In Defense of the U.S. Response to Intervention in Libya

In Defense of the U.S. Response to Intervention in Libya

The U.S.’s adoption of a support role in Libya is appropriate. Its role as supporter rather than leader will help prevent the perception of this intervention as another American crusade.

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The Necessary Role of Guantanamo Bay

The Necessary Role of Guantanamo Bay

More than two years after President Obama signed an executive order to close the prison facility, Guantánamo Bay is still operational, with the Obama Administration making the correct decision and reversing its once forceful decision to terminate military tribunals.

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Pakistan: A Volatile Ally

Pakistan: A Volatile Ally

Pakistan has undergone decades of tumult and is now on a trajectory toward disaster following the assassinations of two high-ranking reformers. Given Pakistan’s status as a nuclear power and a NATO ally, the U.S. must step up its efforts to maintain stability in the country.

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America’s Vanishing Military: How Acquisition Failures Threaten U.S. Military Might

America’s Vanishing Military: How Acquisition Failures Threaten U.S. Military Might

The United States possesses the most powerful military on the planet. Unfortunately, the United States’ increasingly inability to develop and acquire military hardware on-time and within budget is threatening this fact.

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US Clean Energy Policy: Surviving in a Heated Environment

US Clean Energy Policy: Surviving in a Heated Environment

Going into the future, the US must pursue aggressive trade liberalization policies which would open foreign markets to US clean energy technology exports and ensure that other nations will also implement free trade principles for such technologies.

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America’s Land of Opportunity: Supporting Yemen’s Fight Against Terrorism

America’s Land of Opportunity: Supporting Yemen’s Fight Against Terrorism

Yemen faces a range of internal problems that hamper its own ability to fight Al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula. The US Government must focus its efforts on uniting the Yemenis and augmenting its cooperation with Yemeni military and intelligence agencies.

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Interview with Mark Rudd: Former Member of Weather Underground

Interview with Mark Rudd: Former Member of Weather Underground

An interview with Mark Rudd, a former leader of the Weather Underground movement in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Redefining Victory: The Shift to Counterterrorism

Redefining Victory: The Shift to Counterterrorism

A renewed global effort against terrorism is too important, complex and costly to be waged in secret. We need political openness and a serious, comprehensive evaluation of whether this strategy is most prudent for the nation on the whole.

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