Why did the United States withdraw from Lebanon in February 1984? How did new information shape policymakers' proposals to expand, maintain, or terminate the intervention? Drawing upon declassified records, the authors challenge the conventional narrative that the October 1983 barracks bombing precipitated the American withdrawal from Beirut.

A. Bradley Potter writes that political leaders often fail to consider the endgames of wars on which they embark.

The authors reviewed ninety widely discussed essays and articles on Donald Trump's approach to the world written since November 2016. They identified five elements of foreign policy analysis that often determine a priori commentators' positions in the foreign policy continuity-change debate. They consider how these elements interact with one another and lay the groundwork for more complete, rigorous analysis of both how the Trump administration is changing the U.S. relationship with the world and what it means for international security.

The authors, who are Ph.D. candidates in international relations at Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs–affiliated institutions, have consolidated their views into ten considerations prospective applicants ought to mull over before applying.