Dominic Tierney
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United States
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Past articles by Dominic:
How Putin Got Into America’s Mind
He learned the art of destabilizing his opponents from the Stasi, East Germany’s secret police. → Read More
The U.S. Isn’t Really Leaving Syria and Afghanistan
Even if American troops come home in a timely fashion, they will likely return before long. → Read More
Russia’s Strength Is Its Weakness
When Moscow flexed its muscles and invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Soviet influence didn’t expand. Instead, the intervention spurred a coalition of resistance from mujahideen rebels, the United States, Osama bin Laden and his Arab volunteer fighters, Pakistan, and China. This turned the adventure into a costly quagmire—contributing to the collapse of the U.S.S.R. in 1991. As the Cold War wound… → Read More
North Korea Wants to End up Like Pakistan, Not Libya
A poor country made enormous sacrifices to get nuclear weapons—and has them still. → Read More
America Keeps Accidentally Helping Iran
By scrapping the nuclear deal, President Trump is following the established U.S. playbook of aiding Tehran. → Read More
When Britain and France Almost Merged Into One Country
An extraordinary near-miss of history helps explain Brexit. → Read More
The Risks of Foreign Policy as Political Distraction
World leaders have often been tempted to divert attention from problems at home with projects abroad. → Read More
Obama Faces the Ex-President's Dilemma
The former president must decide how to remain an influential player in the world without intervening too much in the national debate. → Read More
Why America Cares About Chemical Weapons
Upholding the norm against their use helps America win wars. → Read More
How the Trump Administration Could Get Sucked Further Into Syria
America’s recent big wars—in Afghanistan and Iraq—were supposed to be speedy regime change operations, but both turned into costly and prolonged counter-insurgency campaigns. → Read More
Giving the Military More Money Won't Make It Win More
The fallacy at the heart of the new defense budget → Read More
Can James Mattis Protect Trump From Hubris?
Government news resource covering technology, performance, employment, telework, cybersecurity, and more for federal employees. → Read More
What Does It Mean That Trump Is 'Leader of the Free World'?
The presidency of Donald Trump, and the prospect of a new and radically different vision of U.S. foreign policy, has raised the question of whether the United States is still the leader of the free world. The commentator Anne Applebaum, for example, concluded that the West might be nearing the end of its shelf life, and that “Under President Trump, we cannot assume that America is still the… → Read More
Can James Mattis Protect Trump From Hubris?
The president-elect and the risks of overconfidence. → Read More
Trump, Putin, and the Art of Appeasement
The famed deal maker seems intent on giving away American leverage for nothing. → Read More
Why Donald Trump Needs David Petraeus
The president-elect doesn’t understand that war is politics, because he lacks experience in both war and politics. → Read More
Syria and the Cycle of American Intervention
Washington's zeal for humanitarian action ebbs and flows. And many are dying as a result. → Read More
Powerful Countries Don't Nuke First
A no-first-use approach toward nuclear weapons is the policy of Goliath, not Gandhi. → Read More
Powerful Countries Don't Nuke First
A no-first-use approach toward nuclear weapons is the policy of Goliath, not Gandhi. → Read More
Powerful Countries Don’t Nuke First
Powerful Countries Don’t Nuke First By Dominic Tierney September 14, 2016 On September 5, The New York Times reported that the Obama administration is weighing whether to adopt a so-called “no-first-use” nuclear doctrine. This would allow the United States to launch nuclear weapons only if the enemy deployed them first. Such a change would be a dramatic policy shift: Washington has always kept… → Read More