Foreign Policy

Flashpoints

Passport

Things Donald Rumsfeld actually said this week

by J. Dana Stuster

Transitions

Fighting extremism with ideology in the new Libya

by Mohamed Eljarh

Best Defense

Is there a silver bullet for sexual assaults in the military?

by Thomas E. Ricks

The E-Ring

Asst Sec of Defense Derek Chollet's winding road to the Pentagon

by Kevin Baron

Passport

Watch the Syrian rebels try to capture a prison in Aleppo

by J. Dana Stuster

The E-Ring

USAID losing top Afghanistan official

by Kevin Baron

Best Defense

Pentagon's sexual assault farce continues

by Thomas E. Ricks

Latest from the Channel

• Situation Report

  Obama doubling the number of Marine guards for embassies; POTUS reduces the max sentence for rape in the military; Hand leaves the Pentagon; No free coins for the Navy; Not much carpooling to the White House; Russia sends warships; and a bit more.

  by Gordon Lubold
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  The Brass

  Breaking the Kill Chain

  How to keep America in the game when our enemies are trying to shut us out. by Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Gen. Mark Welsh

• Jeffrey Lewis

  Death Wears Bunny Slippers

  Why America's nuclear missileers are going soft. by Jeffrey Lewis

• Situation Report

  Fox leaving the Pentagon; Mullen, Pickering, get a little testy with Issa; Benghazi e-mails released; Stevens denied military assistance; Little on the “hook-up” culture; Disconnecting the phones at DOD; and a bit more.

  by Gordon Lubold
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  Feature

  Requiem for a Realist

  The legacy of Kenneth Waltz.

• Situation Report

  David Sedney, leaving the Pentagon; The sexual assault crisis deepens for Hagel; Is the sailor’s kiss on V-J Day a sexual assault? No dressing down at DIA; Chaos aboard the Porter and a bit more.

  by Gordon Lubold
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  Argument

  A Liberal Case for Drones

  Why human rights advocates should stop worrying about the phantom fear of autonomy. by Joshua Foust
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  Gordon Adams

  Food Fight

  Why is the agricultural lobby so mad at Obama? by Gordon Adams

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  Killer Apps

  The Army wants drone backhoes and MRAPs

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  The Best Defense

  A new military competition: Has your base's sexual assault czar been arrested yet? And yes, there is in fact a silver bullet.

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  The Best Defense

  Chamberlain's 1st trips in an airplane were the 'Munich' flights of Sept. '38 -- and where was Guy Burgess after Munich?

• The Best Defense

  Rebecca's War Dog of the Week: A postcard pick-me-up from Bagram

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  The E-Ring

  From Dayton to the Pentagon, Derek Chollet reflects on Bosnia and "a remarkable journey"

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  Killer Apps

  It's not just China, India is also buying and building aircraft carriers

• The E-Ring

  Top USAID Afghan official Alex Thier leaving

• The Best Defense

  McHale's Pentagon