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MEDAL: Mattis vs Petraeus and the new Rules of Engagement
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis loosens the Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan. That’s good news — and a big change after years of counterinsurgency doctrine that tightened up those rules too much.
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EDITORIAL: Will Trump’s Afghanistan strategy actually make a difference?
It’s still hard to see how Trump’s plan for ending America’s longest war is substantially different than the one Obama rolled out in 2009.
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![It’s time to put national security first [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/f-16-south-korea.jpg.jpg?w=300)
It’s time to put national security first [Commentary]
The U.S. Air Force has a growing strategy-resource mismatch, and it’s too small for its growing missions and too big for its budget.
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Women in Special Forces: What the US Can Learn From the Afghans
The number of women serving in the Afghan Special Security Forces is small, but they play an important part in the counterterrorism and counternarcotic capabilities of these forces.
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MEDAL: Mattis vs Petraeus and the new Rules of Engagement
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis loosens the Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan. That’s good news — and a big change after years of counterinsurgency doctrine that tightened up those rules too much.
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EDITORIAL: Will Trump’s Afghanistan strategy actually make a difference?
It’s still hard to see how Trump’s plan for ending America’s longest war is substantially different than the one Obama rolled out in 2009.
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It’s time to put national security first [Commentary]
The U.S. Air Force has a growing strategy-resource mismatch, and it’s too small for its growing missions and too big for its budget.
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Women in Special Forces: What the US Can Learn From the Afghans
The number of women serving in the Afghan Special Security Forces is small, but they play an important part in the counterterrorism and counternarcotic capabilities of these forces.
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MEDAL: Mattis vs Petraeus and the new Rules of Engagement
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis loosens the Rules of Engagement in Afghanistan. That’s good news — and a big change after years of counterinsurgency doctrine that tightened up those rules too much.
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EDITORIAL: Will Trump’s Afghanistan strategy actually make a difference?
It’s still hard to see how Trump’s plan for ending America’s longest war is substantially different than the one Obama rolled out in 2009.
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![It’s time to put national security first [Commentary]](https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/f-16-south-korea.jpg.jpg?w=1024)
It’s time to put national security first [Commentary]
The U.S. Air Force has a growing strategy-resource mismatch, and it’s too small for its growing missions and too big for its budget.
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Women in Special Forces: What the US Can Learn From the Afghans
The number of women serving in the Afghan Special Security Forces is small, but they play an important part in the counterterrorism and counternarcotic capabilities of these forces.
