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Eliot A. Cohen

Eliot A. Cohen

Eliot A. Cohen is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the director of the Strategic Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. From 2007 to 2009, he served as counselor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He is the author of "The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force."
Eliot A. Cohen is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the director of the Strategic Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. From 2007 to 2009, he served as counselor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He is the author of "The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force."
Defense

Viewpoint: A Stain on the Honor of the Navy

In acceding to a White House request to cover the name of the USS John S. McCain, officers and officials revealed a rot within the service.

  • Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic
Defense

Analysis: Presidents Need to Visit the Troops

It’s how commanders in chief show soldiers they’re not forgotten.

  • Eliot A. Cohen
Defense

Analysis: Pulling Security Clearances Is Just the Start

Another norm falls victim to Trump as he turns the power of government against his critics

  • Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic
Defense

A Reckoning for Obama's Foreign-Policy Legacy

Veterans of the last administration are learning a hard lesson: Policies constructed by executive order and executive agreement are just as easily blown up by them.

  • Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic
Defense

Analysis: The Truth About Military Parades

Military parades say more about those who order and watch them than those who participate in them.

  • Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic
Management

Analysis: Is It Time for Trump Aides to Resign?

Many presidential appointees face an agonizing choice—leave the president with fewer restraints on his darker impulses, or stay to serve the republic even if it costs their integrity.

  • Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic
Defense

Analysis: The Silence of Rex Tillerson

Sooner or later, someone needs to explain what Trump’s foreign policy is. But the secretary of state does not seem to understand his job.

  • Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic
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