Ukraine isn’t fighting a ‘forever war.’ The US shouldn’t forsake it.
If Trump withholds assistance from Ukraine to force President Volodymyr Zelensky toward a cease-fire dictated by Moscow, the ...
For Many Returning Russian Veterans, a Long Road of Recovery Awaits
A large number of soldiers return as amputees, and many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Once home, they face ...
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Twenty Years: Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation
To convey the impact of the two decades of conflict in Afghanistan itself, Rasmussen recounts the stories of half a dozen or so Afghans who came of age during the U.S. invasion, young men and women ...
Jimmy Carter deserves some credit for winning the Cold War
The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the ...
A long time under the snow for the women of Afghanistan
December marked two years since women could attend college in Afghanistan. March will mark three years since girls could go ...
Carter took pride in warming U.S.-China ties — in a very different D.C.
Jimmy Carter switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing, a move that remains a point of tension, though it moved ...
Afghanistan’s crossroads are an opportunity to reassert US leadership
Within the first 100 days, reopening the U.S. consulate in Kabul and initiating direct bilateral aid agreements could ...
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The Real Risks of Escalation in Ukraine
Their conclusion that the Biden administration overestimated the risk of escalation underestimates just how hard it is to ...
Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy
New research shows that Afghan women earned 13% more for every additional year of schooling they received after the Taliban ...
Carter reflected on 1980 Olympic boycott: ‘A bad decision’
It was Carter who called for that boycott — a Cold War power play intended to express America’s disdain for the Soviet ...
Tensions Escalate After Pakistan Pounds Afghanistan With Airstrikes
Pakistani leaders were once friends of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now, cross-border violence has become alarmingly frequent.