Mark Thompson

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Republicans Reveal Discord in Debate Over Dictators

A sharp move away from the adventurous foreign policy of George W. Bush

By Mark Thompson

Reading Between the Lines of President Obama’s ISIS Pentagon Briefing

What he said, what he meant and what he left unsaid

By Mark Thompson

U.S. Bombing of ISIS Oil Facilities Showing Progress

After slow start, small signs of success surfacing

By Mark Thompson

Why Barack Obama Needs To Target ISIS Leadership

The leadership has become the oxygen ISIS breathes

By Mark Thompson

Why the Pentagon Chief Overruled the Marines on Women in Combat

Carter says Marine arguments weren't "definitive"

By Mark Thompson

Pentagon Opens All Frontline Combat Jobs to Women

Historic decision comes after decades of creeping progress

By Mark Thompson

Sending Women to War

The Pentagon nears a historic decision on equality at the front lines

By Mark Thompson

The Strange Rules of War Governing the ISIS Campaign

Two episodes raise questions about who dies, and why

By Mark Thompson

Why the U.S. Military Attacked an Afghan Hospital

The Pentagon's deadly snafus have one thing in common

By Mark Thompson

Turkish Downing of Russian Jet Complicates ISIS Fight

Turkey claims Su-24 flew into its airspace and ignored warnings

By Mark Thompson

What it Would Take to Defeat ISIS

There aren't a lot of alternatives

By Mark Thompson

Battling ISIS: Utility or Futility?

Should stepped-up effort against terrorists favor offense over defense?

By Mark Thompson

Paris Attacks Pressure U.S. 'Patience' Strategy for ISIS

A tougher American approach to ISIS could result

By Mark Thompson

U.S. and Russia Sending Weapons to Syria Best-Suited for Shooting at Each Other

Deployments raise questions about possible targets

By Mark Thompson

Why the U.S. Hopes ISIS Didn't Destroy the Russian Airliner

If it did, the war on ISIS just got a lot bigger

By Mark Thompson

A Resurgent Russia Is Active In Syria and Beyond

How the U.S. is reacting

By Mark Thompson

Russia’s Unguided Weapons in Syria Could Backfire

Moscow’s military might could generate terrorists

By Mark Thompson

Why the U.S. Military Isn’t Winning

Half-hearted campaigns don’t change much on the ground

By Mark Thompson

U.S.-Russian Air War Begins Over Syria

Targeting different rebel groups is likely to prolong conflict

By Mark Thompson

Kunduz's Fall to the Taliban May Signal Deeper Problems

U.S. Special Forces involved in effort to retake provincial capital

By Mark Thompson
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