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Brian M Downing is a national security analyst who has written for outlets across the political spectrum. He studied at Georgetown University and the University of Chicago, and did post-graduate work at Harvard's Center for International Affairs..
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Thursday, November 18, 2021
HR McMaster and what lost Afghanistan Afghanistan wasn't lost because of a lack of will. It was a mistake from the start. .
Thursday, November 18, 2021HR McMaster and what lost Afghanistan Afghanistan wasn't lost because of a lack of will. It was a mistake from the start. .
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Is there any debate on foreign policy these days? The presidential andidates are eager to differentiate themselves from the president and each other on domestic issues, why not ask where they all stand on foreign issues? It might be embarrassing to learn how many of them are in lockstep with the administration and decades of interventionism.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019Is there any debate on foreign policy these days? The presidential andidates are eager to differentiate themselves from the president and each other on domestic issues, why not ask where they all stand on foreign issues? It might be embarrassing to learn how many of them are in lockstep with the administration and decades of interventionism.
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Saturday, June 29, 2019
Time-out in the Iran conflict? Let's examine the White House's claims about Iran before the conflict worsens.
Saturday, June 29, 2019Time-out in the Iran conflict? Let's examine the White House's claims about Iran before the conflict worsens.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018
The Don's new consigliere and Iran Last spring, as the Trump administration began to act on the world stage, many were relieved to see relatively stable figures in top foreign policy positions. The new National Security Adviser is John Bolton who's supportive of bold military action -- uncritically so but given his military experience, perhaps understandably so.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018The Don's new consigliere and Iran Last spring, as the Trump administration began to act on the world stage, many were relieved to see relatively stable figures in top foreign policy positions. The new National Security Adviser is John Bolton who's supportive of bold military action -- uncritically so but given his military experience, perhaps understandably so.
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Friday, March 23, 2018
The prince and president talk arms -- and Sunnistan Mohammed bin Salman, heir apparent and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, is in Washington this week. Discussions will bear on the geopolitics of the Middle East and the political economy of the United States. The prince brought his checkbook.
Friday, March 23, 2018The prince and president talk arms -- and Sunnistan Mohammed bin Salman, heir apparent and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, is in Washington this week. Discussions will bear on the geopolitics of the Middle East and the political economy of the United States. The prince brought his checkbook.
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Monday, February 26, 2018
Israel and Iran head for war in Syria Intermittently over the last ten years, Israel, perhaps with US and Saudi assistance, seemed on the verge of attacking Iranian nuclear sites. More recently, and despite an internationally-supported nuclear deal, Israel and Iran are at daggers drawn over Syria. PM Netanyahu's rationale is unconvincing. He has other motivations.
Monday, February 26, 2018Israel and Iran head for war in Syria Intermittently over the last ten years, Israel, perhaps with US and Saudi assistance, seemed on the verge of attacking Iranian nuclear sites. More recently, and despite an internationally-supported nuclear deal, Israel and Iran are at daggers drawn over Syria. PM Netanyahu's rationale is unconvincing. He has other motivations.
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Thursday, January 4, 2018
Two Cheers for the Trump's Pakistan Tweet The Trump tweet on Pakistan was accurate but ham-fisted. Unless accompanied by a drastic reassessment of America's role in the Afghan war, it will only bring trouble, probably in the form of closing off supply lines running from Pakistani ports to Afghanistan. The president, or at least his foreign policy team, should recognize the tweet's implications and rethink the war.
Thursday, January 4, 2018Two Cheers for the Trump's Pakistan Tweet The Trump tweet on Pakistan was accurate but ham-fisted. Unless accompanied by a drastic reassessment of America's role in the Afghan war, it will only bring trouble, probably in the form of closing off supply lines running from Pakistani ports to Afghanistan. The president, or at least his foreign policy team, should recognize the tweet's implications and rethink the war.
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Thursday, July 20, 2017
Why are we in eastern Syria? Most of the fighting in the long Syrian civil war has been in the eastern and north-central regions. That's where most major cities and supply lines are. There are signs, however, that fighting is shifting to the sparsely-populated, barren east. The US is apparently committing to open-ended operations unrelated to ISIL and unrelated to our national security as well.
Thursday, July 20, 2017Why are we in eastern Syria? Most of the fighting in the long Syrian civil war has been in the eastern and north-central regions. That's where most major cities and supply lines are. There are signs, however, that fighting is shifting to the sparsely-populated, barren east. The US is apparently committing to open-ended operations unrelated to ISIL and unrelated to our national security as well.
