James B. Cunningham: “The ultimate expression of political power in this country comes not from the branches of our government and those that…”

The restoration of U.S. engagement and a multilateral approach to trade policy in the Indo-Pacific region... is fundamental to success in that competition.

Experience teaches that ideology cannot be defeated militarily, although military force must be an instrument.

The test will be whether Pakistan takes concrete actions not only to support reconciliation, but to reduce the ability of the Taliban and the Haqqani network to plan and launch operations from Pakistan.

I think that, under the circumstances, that timeline is probably too short and the rate of withdrawal is too steep.