General (Ret.) Mohammed Al-Samarae, a former Iraqi army commander and counterinsurgency expert, analyses a deeply divided Iraqi society that is new to democracy and argues the government and elections will remain a problem for Iraq and America both for years to come.
Chad Levinson argues from a rationalist, strategic perspective, Israel’s blockade of Gaza should come down. Moral or not, it does not work.
Nicholas Seeley, author of A Syrian Wedding, discusses life inside Jordan’s largest Syrian refugee camp.
Some military analysts, like James Stavridis, are holding up Colombia as a successful COIN model for the Arab world to emulate. Michael Weintraub points out why they’re wrong.
There are many ways to restructure our armed forces to match current budgetary conditions. Finding the right balance between risks and benefits poses challenges for policymakers, writes Eric Jorgensen.