By Doug Bandow

Security

France Steps Up

| 05.23.13

Paris finally is acting like it can't always rely on Washington for protection.

Security

Park Geun-hye Comes Calling

| 05.08.13

The United States and South Korea are too close for either's good.

Global Governance

Georgia's Dangerous Slide Toward NATO

| 04.26.13

Tbilisi's membership in the Atlantic pact would increase the risk of war without increasing members' security.

Economics

Shut Down Kaesong, South Korea

| 04.17.13

The industrial area shared with the North is a source of hard currency for a nation that threatens it.

Politics

Obama Didn't Lose Iraq

| 03.29.13

The president's odds of a deal were slim. The real failures were always from Bush.

Security

The Falklands and Entangling Alliances

| 03.20.13

But one of many island disputes where the United States has little at stake.

Society

Burma's Glass Half-Full

| 03.14.13

Things aren't perfect, but the Southeast Asian state has come a long way.

Security

Seoul Threatens Pyongyang with American Force

| 03.08.13

The relationship creates risks for the United States while eroding South Korea's sovereignty.

Security

The Continent without a Military

| 02.25.13

Europe has given up on defending itself.

Security

Challenge China on North Korea

| 02.13.13

Washington must convince Beijing that North Korean provocations are not in anyone's interest.

Security

Leon Panetta's Conventional Wisdom

| 02.06.13

The outgoing secretary of defense wasn't terrible, but he turned an uncritical eye on U.S. defense policy.

Security

Same Old North Korea

| 01.29.13

Nothing has changed under Kim Jong-un. A major revision of U.S. policy is in order.

Global Governance

Butt Out of Britain

| 01.15.13

Washington has no business telling the United Kingdom what its interests ought to be.

Global Governance

The Law of the Sea, a Litigator's Dream

| 01.09.13

There is no reason to tie freedom of navigation to financial redistribution, environmental protection or the empowerment of judicial politicians.

Security

Mr. Obama, Make 2013 a Year of Change

| 12.31.12

The administration’s most important challenge the coming year is to restore peace as the nation’s natural condition.

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