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FILE PHOTO 8DEC87 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan (R) and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev sign the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty in the White House December 8 1987. Reagan was elected as the 40th U.S. president in 1980.

The looming end of the INF Treaty

Friday, December 8, 2017

Houthi followers rally to celebrate the killing of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC14B0A132D0

In Yemen, Iran outsmarts Saudi Arabia again

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Thai forensic experts collect DNA sample from a confiscated elephant tusk, coming from Malawi, after a news conference at the Customs of Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha - RC167C22A220

On the vices and virtues of trophy hunting

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, November 27, 2017

Raw opium from a poppy head is seen at a poppy farmer's field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. REUTERS/Parwiz - GF10000075581

Afghanistan’s opium production is through the roof—why Washington shouldn’t overreact

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Iraqi forces vehicles are seen after they captured Rawa town, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, Iraq November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer - RC1D9A853FC0

How to avoid an ISIS 2.0 in Iraq

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Sara Allawi

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

The USS Nimitz, USS Kitty Hawk and USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation during a joint photo exercise during exercise Valiant Shield 2007 in the Pacific Ocean in this August 14, 2007 handout photo. The aerial formation consists of aircraft from the carrier strike groups as well as Air Force aircraft. Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephen W. Rowe/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC14D1EA2880

Experts examine the current state of U.S. military readiness

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

A view shows the Independence Monument and the Ukrainian national flag in Independence Square in central Kiev, Ukraine, April 11, 2016. Picture taken April 11, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - GF10000378869

Why Trump should arm Ukraine

Steven Pifer and John Herbst

Friday, November 17, 2017

An S-300 air defense missile system launches a missile during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan, Russia August 5, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov - RC17FE2C53C0

U.S. response to Russian treaty violation plays into Moscow’s hands

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

An investor gestures as he monitors a screen displaying stock information in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser - RC19127833B0

Trump’s bet on Saudis looks increasingly dangerous, and the $110 billion payoff? Unlikely.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

An aerial view of the Pentagon in Washington August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) - GM1E6910E5T01

Reps. Don Bacon and Rick Larsen share their views on defense priorities and challenges

Tuesday, October 24, 2017