Popular Writing
Cyber Warfare Is Getting Real: The risk of escalation from cyberattacks has never been greater—or the pursuit of peace more complicated
December 18, 2022
My piece in Wired
The Hard Truth About Long Wars: Why the Conflict in Ukraine Won’t End Anytime Soon
November 29, 2022
My Foreign Affairs piece on how ideals and ideology explain so many long wars, including this one
The roots of war: To discern why we fight, we should ask why we do not
October 14, 2022
Book excerpt in the Boston Review
If we elected more women would there be less war? Yes but not for the reasons you think
September 7, 2022
Opinion piece in Newsweek
The terrible trade-off: Why governments must choose between more violence or stronger gangs
July 22, 2022
My piece for the Modern War Institute
Is America on brink of civil war? Such predictions are overblown and dangerous.
July 3, 2022
USATODAY Op-Ed
Eight weeks of therapy, plus some cash, can change the lives of violent men
June 3, 2022
Washington Post Op-Ed
If Ukraine wants a settlement, the West should support them
April 27, 2022
The Spectator (UK)
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