Chinese officials claim the U.S. diplomatic boycott is politicizing the games, but the Olympics have always been political.

Germany is often offered as a model for how a country can reckon with a history of racism, but German leaders' denials about institutional racism demonstrate the limits of its approach.

Russia's intervention in Syria cemented its presence in the Middle East at relatively low cost.

Russia's troop movements demonstrate the limits of its model of limited war.

The threat landscape will require careful prioritization.

Four factors are driving the increasing hybridization of extremist ideologies.

Counterterrorism experts need to get ahead of the curve of terrorist innovation with new, commercially-available products.

Historians' knowledge of primary sources, contextual nuances and contingent events show that they have much to offer scholars and policymakers working on terrorism.

Now that Afghanistan is no longer an area of active hostilities, strikes should be subject to the standard of near certainty.

Canada is rethinking its approach to intelligence gathering and analysis and prioritizing its own national interests.

The United States has a range of options for its new Afghanistan policy.

Officials whitewashing the Taliban as a responsible diplomatic party are getting the organization wrong.