During the past 12 months, surveys of US public opinion have shown a strong reluctance to involve the nation in new conflicts abroad, notably in Syria and Ukraine. This, in turn, has inspired speculation about an "isolationist" turn in American public sentiment, its possible...
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Among most senior Pentagon official and national security advisors it is core strategic dogma that U.S. military forces must be deployed across the globe in continuous forward presence. During the Cold War forward forces were oriented principally to counter Soviet formations. After the Cold...
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