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O'Malley's Tax Misstep

Robert W. Merry | May 25, 2012

The Maryland governor's tax scheme won't solve the state's problems, but it will send businesses packing.

General McChrystal and Academic Freedom

Paul R. Pillar | May 24, 2012

How to foster free, unbiased discourse in the classroom and beyond.

The Baghdad Talks and the Politics of Inflexibility

Paul R. Pillar | May 23, 2012

Iran has shown flexibility. But the P5+1 powers seem willing to take without giving.

Will Colin Powell Back Romney or Obama?

Jacob Heilbrunn | May 23, 2012

The running room for political moderates is shrinking fast.

Reaching Iran through South Africa

Eliot Pence
Mehrun Etebari
 | May 23, 2012

Why the most successful route to reaching a nuclear deal with Tehran may be through Pretoria.

The Soft Power of Equal Opportunity

Paul R. Pillar | May 22, 2012

America, like China, will suffer from the inequality fostered by nepotism and cronyism. 

Spinning the Realities of the Reset

Paul J. Saunders | May 22, 2012

Weak reporting in The Washington Post attempts to mask the sad state of U.S.-Russia relations.

Islam and McCarthyism

John R. Schindler | May 21, 2012

After a decade of controversial tactics, the Pentagon is cracking down on how Islam is taught to the U.S. military.

Engaging Russia on Iran

Robert W. Merry | May 21, 2012

To prevent a nuclear Tehran, Obama will have to work with Putin.

The New Great Game

Jerry Meyerle | May 21, 2012

Once the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, Washington will no longer set the rules in Southwest Asia.

Spinning Up For Baghdad

Paul R. Pillar | May 17, 2012

As P5+1 negotations with Iran approach, the contingent counting on their failure grows louder.

A New Energy Era

Jay Zawatsky | May 15, 2012

Can natural gas save the United States?

Behind Putin's G-8 Decision

Ariel Cohen | May 15, 2012

What the Russian president's choice to skip the G-8 summit means for Washington and Moscow.

Sergeant Bergdahl, War and Terrorism

Paul R. Pillar | May 14, 2012

The United States doesn't negotiate with terrorists. But the Taliban is not a terrorist organization. 

The U.S. Drug War Comes to Honduras

Ted Galen Carpenter | May 14, 2012

Without congressional approval or public debate, Obama is dragging the U.S. military into another quagmire.

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