This post explores the consequences of American withdrawal from Afghanistan. To place the issue of withdrawal in context, this post opens with an examination of President Barack Obama’s withdrawal decisions in Iraq and Afghanistan and how those decisions impacted U.S. counterterrorism. Second, the post explores President Donald Trump’s decision to…
Strident criticism is continually directed at The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). That criticism is often directed at the failure of the alliance to adjust to the Russian threat that continues to unfold in the wake of Vladimir’s Putin’s efforts to ensure that Russia is relevant again. Critics have…
Understanding the linkage between leadership, strategy, and counterterrorism is important if the United States is to win the war on terrorism. This post explores the four variables that are central to understanding what constitutes an effective counterterrorism strategy. At issue, a central point of this post is how do…
Thus far, the administration of Donald Trump has not created and released a National Security Strategy document. Similarly, no official in the administration has delivered a speech outlining the president’s counterterrorism strategy. That said, there is available evidence of what constitutes components of a counterterrorism strategy. This post outlines…
As with everything concerning the Trump presidency, there is always the need for an assessment. Such evaluations are all-too-often partisan. In this early examination, the author is concerned not with the politics but with Trump’s quest to reestablish US leadership and momentum in the war on terrorism. Through the prism…