Jim Hanson

Jim Hanson is President of Security Studies Group and served in US Army Special Forces.

Jim Hanson: Trump's Taliban peace deal is right move – After almost 20 years it's time to exit Afghanistan

Opinion

February 29, 2020

Jim Hanson: Trump's Taliban peace deal is right move – After almost 20 years it's time to exit Afghanistan

The Taliban peace deal was the right decision by President Trump from an array of not very good options.

Jim Hanson: Collapse of peace talks with Taliban makes clear we should do THIS in Afghanistan

Opinion

September 7, 2019

Jim Hanson: Collapse of peace talks with Taliban makes clear we should do THIS in Afghanistan

Here's how we can keep the Taliban from turning Afghanistan into a launching pad for another terrorist attack on America.