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opinion
Is Sending the Military to the Border a Good Idea?
James Carafano is a 25-year Army veteran, a graduate of and former professor at West Point, and a leading expert on military strategy, including border issues. In his decade at The Heritage Foundation, he has conducted extensive research on border issues, including making frequent trips to the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico. On the… -
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Collective Self-Defense Is Good for the U.S.-Japan Alliance
On July 1, a prime-minister-appointed security advisory panel determined that Japan has the right to collective self-defense, a right guaranteed to all nations under the U.N. charter but previously not exercised under Japan’s pacifist constitution. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to implement collective self-defense will strengthen the U.S.–Japan alliance, but he faces strong opposition domestically… -
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You Can’t Use the Military to Solve Every Government Problem
“What’s the point of having this superb military that you’re always talking about if we can’t use it?” —Madeline Albright, 1993, as she argued for sending U.S. troops to Bosnia There’s an undertone to Albright’s quip, one that suggests a sharp distinction between how progressives and realists view the purpose of the people in the… -
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How Military Justice Works: The Way the Allegations Against Bergdahl Will Be Handled
After Sgt Bowe Bergdahl’s physical and mental health issues are dealt with by his medical team, it will be up to the military justice system to deal with the allegations he deserted his unit in Afghanistan. What happens then? What are the steps along the way, and the possible outcomes? The military justice system is…