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BOOK & the ARTS NOW THAT WE KNOW HOW THE UNITED States' generation-long misadventure in depressing cer's Afghanistan in Craig experience The Whitlock's ended, Afghanistan in 2005, one excellent Army Papers: recounted and offiA Secret History of the War, takes on an elevated salience. From a counterterrorism perspective, the United States is now dependent on the Taliban to live up to their claim that they will not let Afghanistan be used again as a base for global terrorist attacks by Al Qaeda or some successor group. The United States would never have invaded Afghanistan simply to keep the Taliban at bay, but now it had to stay and fight them because it was already there. A decade and a half of grinding counterinsurgency warfare and expensive nation-building efforts later, President Donald Trump made a deal with the Taliban under which the United States would withdraw its forces in 2021. [Extracted from the article]

The paper aims at exploring the reasons behind China-US rapprochement giving priority to the Chinese perspective. This allows to deal with Nixon’s visit not as an isolated event but as an historical process that has been built over time in order to give international legitimacy to an ideological project. It will be noted, indeed, that the essential conditions that the Chinese communist party presupposes for the development of diplomatic relations with the United States, have been reproposed in various forms over t [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on Emily Armitage, the winner of American Foreign Service Association's (AFSA) Strategic Writing Award. It recognizing her research paper on the overuse of the term "war" and its impact on policy decisions; emphasizing the importance of clear semantics in shaping national security responses; and highlighting her extensive background as a Foreign Service officer and her diplomatic experience.

A recently released white paper by Leidos titled "Mental Health Stigma and the U.S. Security Clearance Review Process" highlights the progress made in reducing mental health stigma in the national security space, while also acknowledging the need for further steps to support cleared professionals and encourage potential applicants. The report emphasizes that mental health issues are not a one-size-fits-all concern and can vary between agencies. It also addresses the lack of transparency in the security clearance process and the need for better understanding among mental health professionals. The whole person concept, which recognizes that no single issue, including mental health, will result in a clearance denial or revocation, is crucial to improving communication and promoting diversity in the national security community. [Extracted from the article]