The managed escalation in response to the targeting of Qassem Soleimani avoided an all-out war—just as it was intended to do.

As the role of special operations forces shift with U.S. grand strategy, it's time to reevaluate how they fit into the civilian oversight of the U.S. military.

The United States has choices to respond to the Russian bounty program in Afghanistan, but it's best options might be the ones people won't hear about.