President Donald Trump’s decision on December 19, 2018 to withdraw American forces from Syria unleashed a tsunami of piquant criticism. Much of that criticism is described below. At issue, how does the president’s decision inform us about his leadership in the area of counterterrorism? Criticism of Trump’s Withdrawal Decision…
For nearly seventeen years, discourse on the war on terrorism has focused almost exclusively on the military dimensions of the conflict. The problem is that the military dimensions have overshadowed the diplomatic initiatives that have been implemented both prior to and in the wake of Al Qaeda’s September 11, 2011…