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        <title><![CDATA[Kori Schake - Senior Fellow/Dir:Foreign and Defense Policy Studies]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Kori Schake leads the foreign and defense policy team at the American Enterprise Institute.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How the Afghan War Was Lost, in Five Easy Steps]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A conversation with writer and Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman on combat tours, memorials, the perils of plywood and “The Catcher in the Rye.”]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kori Schake]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2022 12:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>403807 04: U.S. Army Capt. Greg Frey from Fredrick, Maryland, of the 101st Airborne, is seen through a hole blasted through plywood by gun fire as he walks away from checking his paper target taped to the wood April 12, 2002 at the firing range at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. He was part of a group of soldiers zeroing in their sights on their weapons as they continue to prepare for their next mission in Afghanistan against the Taliban and al Qaeda. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Milley, Trump and the Fragile State of U.S. Democracy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Whether or not the Joint Chiefs chairman “pulled a Schlesinger,” it’s clear that Americans are placing far too much responsibility on the military to defend the constitutional order.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-15/milley-trump-nukes-and-the-future-of-u-s-democracy</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kori Schake]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:08:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Mark Milley participates in a news briefing at the Pentagon July 21, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biden Foreign Policy Has the Words Right But the Economics Wrong]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Allies won’t rush to help a superpower that decries free markets, demonizes Big Tech and quashes pipelines.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-13/biden-foreign-policy-has-the-words-right-but-the-economics-wrong</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kori Schake]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2021 13:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken (R) participate in a virtual meeting with leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries March 12, 2021 at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. President Biden and Vice President Harris met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia, and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan to discuss regional issues. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don’t Bend the Rules for Biden’s Pentagon Pick]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There’s no need to allow a recent retired general to serve as Defense Secretary and many reasons not to violate a crucial norm. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2021-01-19/senate-should-reject-joe-biden-s-pentagon-nominee-lloyd-austin</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kori Schake]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US Vice President Joe Biden (L) meets with General Lloyd Austin, the commander of United States Forces - Iraq (USF-I), and US ambassador in Iraq James Jeffrey (unseen) at the US embassy upon the former&apos;s arrival at Baghdad on a surprise visit on November 29, 2011, during which he is due to meet top Iraqi officials, as American troops depart Iraq ahead of a year-end deadline. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[All Wars Are Culture Wars]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Q&A with novelist and ex-Marine Phil Klay on the globalization of violence. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-10-10/all-wars-are-culture-wars</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 12:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>MOSUL, IRAQ - JULY 27: A soldier with the U.S. Army 101st Airborne 3-502 is silhouetted manning a 50 caliber humvee-mounted machine gun as his squad heads out on a nighttime mission July 27, 2003 in Mosul, Iraq. Soldiers from the 101st continue to conduct presence patrols and random vehicle checkpoints throughout the Mosul area in order to reduce the number of attacks on American troops there and to improve overall security in the area. (Photo by Scott Nelson/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ending China’s Chokehold on Rare-Earth Minerals]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. and allies can break Beijing’s monopoly on elements vital to electronics and national defense.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-18/ending-china-s-chokehold-on-rare-earth-minerals</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Mattis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Rare earth magnets are displayed in the showroom at Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co. in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. A generation after Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping made mastering neodymium and 16 other elements known as rare-earths a priority, China has cornered the market, with far-reaching effects ranging from job losses and global trade to U.S. national security.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Belarus Needs the Right Kind of U.S. Help]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Smart, coordinated diplomacy can promote change without endangering those seeking freedom and honest governance.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-08-20/belarus-needs-the-right-kind-of-u-s-help</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kori Schake]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 07:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Opposition supporters rally to protest against disputed presidential elections results on Independence Square in Minsk on August 19, 2020. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Military Can't Save Washington From Itself]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trump isn’t the first president to politicize the military, but his actions are by far the most reprehensible and damaging. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-06-11/the-military-can-t-save-washington-from-itself</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 15:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>U.S. President Donald Trump greets U.S. military personnel on board the USS Wasp aircraft carrier as he leaves following his Memorial Day address at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Trump told U.S. troops stationed in Japan he plans to order traditional steam powered catapults aboard American warships instead of newer electromagnetic systems that he said may not work as well during wartime.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A New Org Chart Won’t Stop the Next Pandemic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Civilian U.S. government agencies have the authority they need to act, but their personnel need the kind of investments and training that have made the U.S. military second to none. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-04-22/a-new-org-chart-won-t-stop-the-next-pandemic</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:00:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>U.S. President Donald Trump, center, speaks during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Trump accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of delaying passage of his signature re-write of the North American Free Trade Agreement to secure votes for his impeachment.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Globalization Is the Best Medicine for a Sick Planet]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Even a vague promise of international cooperation is better — and more in the U.S. interest — than the Trump administration’s actions.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-03-26/coronavirus-and-the-g-20-globalization-is-the-best-medicine</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:00:50 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 12: A traveler walks though a nearly-empty international terminal at O&apos;Hare Airport on March 12, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Yesterday President Donald Trump announced a travel ban for European travelers coming into the U.S. for the next 30 days in an attempt to stem the proliferation of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Send in the Marines? Not to Fight Coronavirus]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pentagon isn’t geared toward taking the lead in a domestic health crisis, and having it do so would be bad for democracy.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-03-18/war-against-coronavirus-isn-t-the-military-s-job</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:50:48 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - JUNE 23: U.S. Army Captain Erin Foley (L) and Major Jason Davis from Charlie Co. Sixth Battalion, 101st Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Shadow sit in their MEDEVAC helicopter while a wounded soldier is dropped off at the hospital June 23, 2010 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. As combat operations begin to escalate near Kandahar, the 101st Airborne MEDEVAC unit transports casualties of war as well as sick and injured local residents. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Has Made His Cabinet Pointless]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Allies are being conditioned to disregard senior administration officials. The president is policy.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-02-26/trump-has-made-his-cabinet-pointless</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:56:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The State Department’s Dysfunction Predates Pompeo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bad as he is, the Secretary of Swagger isn’t entirely to blame for the crisis of American diplomacy.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-01-31/the-state-department-was-dysfunctional-before-pompeo-took-over</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 12:50:38 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Mike Pompeo, U.S. secretary of state, speaks during an event hosted by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in Stanford, California, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Pompeo is planning to attend a private dinner today with tech leaders including Oracle&apos;s Larry Ellison, according to people familiar with the matter.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Libya Explains Why Turkey Has No Friends]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In a decade, President Erdogan’s foreign policies have left isolated in its neighborhood.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-01-16/libya-explains-why-turkey-has-no-friends</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kori Schake]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 05:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey&apos;s president, departs following a multi-lateral meeting on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. The U.K. is hosting NATO leaders to mark the military alliance&apos;s 70th anniversary.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Yes, the Military Has Higher Standards]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:34:24 GMT</pubDate>
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