Morton Abramowitz

Morton Abramowitz is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and a member of The National Interest's advisory council.


Essays

Global Governance

Appetite for Construction

| 08.29.07

Nation-building always looks so easy on paper. Time to let reality be a harsh teacher.

Security

In Defense of Striped Pants

| 03.01.05

Governments get the bureaucracies the deserve.

Security

Does Iraq Matter?

| 03.01.04

Realists, neocons, and liberals all agree that American failure in Iraq would be a catastrophe beyond Iraq. Really? How exactly?

Commentary

Society

Unraveling the Kurdish Conundrum

| 04.20.12

The U.S. must understand the complex dynamics of the issue before it can begin to formulate a policy on the Kurds.

Security

Storms Brew in Pyongyang

| 04.06.12

North Korea is about to violate its recent missile-test agreement and several UN resolutions. Washington is running out of options.

Security

Advantages of a Syrian War

| 03.16.12

The costs of a Syrian intervention are undoubtedly high. But the benefits may be surprisingly great.

Security

Iraq on the Brink

| 02.14.12

Assad may be center stage, but keeping Iraq from falling apart is critical to maintaining America's relations with Turkey and the future of Kurds in Syria and Iran.

Global Governance

U.S. Hypocrisy Starves North Korea

| 02.03.12

Despite its humanitarian professions, Washington continues to deny food aid to an endangered North Korea.

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May 26, 2012