Africa

Homegrown Jihad Sweeps America

With two new cases of domestic terrorism this month, the U.S. must start to take this threat much more seriously.

Alarmism on Islamism

The real reasons why the post-Arab Spring success of Islamist movements makes the West so uncomfortable.

The Palestinians' Most Potent Weapon

How Palestinians are eschewing the example of Osama bin Laden and embracing that of Nelson Mandela.

What Ends Nuclear Weapons Programs

The neocons are wrong. Sanctions and diplomacy—not the threat of force—induce leaders to give up nukes.

Apartheid, Then and Now

The word is undeniably inflammatory. But by any definition, the subjugation of occupied Palestinians is apartheid.

Interventionist Addiction: U.S. Troops in Central Africa

American blood and treasure pay for Washington's humanitarian-intervention addiction.

A Humanitarian Intervention Worth Doing

This is no Somalia or Libya. Eradicating the Lord's Resistance Army is the right thing to do.

Etzioni and the Great Drone Debate

How drones minimize one of the only remaining restraints on whimsical war making.

Paying a Price at the Security Council

Russia and China cast the vetoes. But Western governments killed the Syria resolution.

The Great Drone Debate

The good, the bad and the ugly on unmanned aircraft.

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February 11, 2012