Phillip Carter

Phillip Carter is a former Army officer who is now a senior researcher at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. The views expressed are the author’s alone and not representative of his organization.

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McCain’s Unique Heroism Endowed Him With the Moral Authority to Triumph in Politics

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Aug 26, 2018 3:05 PM
Chaos Awaits Ronny Jackson, Trump’s Choice to Lead the VA

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March 29, 2018 4:30 PM
Firing VA Secretary David Shulkin Is a Bad Idea

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March 15, 2018 10:03 AM
How Mike Pompeo Could Save the State Department

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March 13, 2018 5:53 PM
Why Sending Armed Veterans to Guard Schools Would Be Ludicrous

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Feb 22, 2018 7:27 PM
We Need to Think of Mass Shootings as a National Security Threat

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Feb 15, 2018 4:00 PM
The Rob Porter Scandal Destroys the Remaining Shreds of John Kelly’s Integrity

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Feb 08, 2018 7:06 PM
Trump Betrayed the Intelligence Community by Releasing the Nunes Memo

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Feb 03, 2018 12:56 AM
U.S. Military Chiefs Respond to Trump’s Decisions With Respectful Disobedience

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Dec 12, 2017 4:04 PM
Why Guantanamo Is the Wrong Place to Prosecute a Terrorist—or Anyone Else

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Nov 03, 2017 8:04 PM
A Pistol Against a Speeding Truck? The Pro-Gun Response to the Manhattan Vehicle Attack Is Absurd.

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Nov 01, 2017 2:20 PM
John Kelly Was Right to Note America’s Civil-Military Divide. His Remarks Will Make It Worse.

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Oct 20, 2017 7:16 PM
Forget Trump’s Latest Attack on Obama. Why Are U.S. Troops in Niger to Begin With?

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Oct 17, 2017 2:49 PM
Why the Las Vegas Shooting Was a Security Agency’s Nightmare

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Oct 02, 2017 11:29 AM
The Trump Administration’s Feeble Response to Hurricane Maria Rivals Bush’s After Katrina

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Sept 25, 2017 4:44 PM
Mattis May Be Slow-Walking Trump’s Transgender Troops Ban so He Can Let Congress Decide Its Fate

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Aug 30, 2017 5:44 PM
Afghanistan Is Not Always a “Graveyard of Empires,” but We Need to Be Realistic About Our Goals There

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Aug 23, 2017 3:59 PM
Outsourcing the War in Afghanistan to Contractors Is a Very, Very Bad Idea

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Aug 08, 2017 4:49 PM
Trump Was a Jerk to His Generals About Afghanistan. That Doesn’t Mean He’s Wrong.

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Aug 03, 2017 3:56 PM
Trump Loves His New Chief of Staff’s Blunt and Aggressive Style. That Could Be a Problem.

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July 28, 2017 6:42 PM