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20 Years On: The Avoidable, Anguishing, and Awful 2003 Iraq War

Next Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In an attempt to make sense of the past two decades of American military operations in Iraq, we must begin by recognizing our military engagement in Iraq isn’t at the two-decade mark. With only one brief …

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Daniel DePetris: Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow isn’t what it seems.

Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Russia this week for a three-day visit at a particularly critical point in the 13 month-old war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin was indicted by the International Criminal Court several days earlier for war crimes, the first time the high court has charged …

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The Case for a Restrained Republican Foreign Policy

Conservatives Can’t Go Back to Ignoring the Limits of American Power As the U.S. Republican presidential primary heats up, so too will the debate about the future of conservative American foreign policy. Although most of the declared and likely candidates will probably attempt to assume the mantle of “America first,” …

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