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Precision Lethality and Civilian Harm Mitigation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Future of Warfighting

Foreign Policy Essay

Dangers of Deploying the Military on U.S. Soil

The Foreign Policy Essay: Wolves Who Are Lonely

Michael Becker

Dec 14, 2014

Editor's Note: “Lone wolf” terrorists—those who strike on their own without links to an established organization—are a nightmare for counterterrorism officials. They have no ranks to be penetrated, and o...
The Foreign Policy Essay: Scandinavian Foreign Fighters—Trends and Lessons

Magnus Ranstorp

Dec 7, 2014

Editor’s Note: Foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria are a bit of an obsession for those of us at the Foreign Policy Essay. In this contribution, we’re pleased to go deep on the problem in Scandinavia—a sur...
The Foreign Policy Essay: Thoughts on Counterterrorism and "Blowback"

Daniel Byman

Nov 30, 2014

That counterterrorism instruments often fail is no surprise—terrorists are tough targets, after all. At times, however, these instruments can actually backfire. Such “blowback” can take many forms and is...