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When Allies Quarrel, America Gets a Headache

Ted Galen Carpenter | Sep 14, 2011

Turkey is America's NATO partner. Israel is its favorite ally. Which will the U.S. choose to protect?

Greece Rises Again

Nikos Tsafos | Sep 2, 2011

The news from Athens gets worse and worse. It's time to treat the disease, not just the symptoms.

Greece Sides with Israel

Benny Morris | Jul 8, 2011

As Israeli-Turkish relations settle into a deep freeze, Athens cozies up to Jerusalem.

Europe's Embattled Youth

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 27, 2011

The EU has hit a rough patch. Only Germany can save it.

Syria's House of Borgia

Leon Hadar | Jun 22, 2011

Nepotism. Brutality. Treachery. The Assads would be right at home in the world of the infamous Italian ruling family.

On My Way to the Colosseum...

Mary Beard | Jun 21, 2011

R. J. B. Bosworth’s most recent tome navigates the changing politics and identity of Rome, from papal preserve to Fascist enclave to republican capital, deftly illustrating that the Eternal City is forever a work in progress.

The End of Socialist Greece

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 20, 2011

As Greece falls, so too does the dream of a Europe that could stand toe to toe with America.

The Greek Financial Catastrophe

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 15, 2011

How Bad Was Franco?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 1, 2011

If the best you can argue about your hero is "he didn't really murder all that many people," then it's
not very firm ground to stand on.

The Historian's Sordid History

Benny Morris | May 17, 2011

A famous historian and legendary professor hid his radically anti-Zionist past.

Blame Italy for Libya

Selig S. Harrison | Apr 28, 2011

Will Libya remain a state?

Sarkozy Gets the Better of Obama

Leon Hadar | Mar 30, 2011

There is no multilateral mission in Libya.  America's been conned into protecting European national interests. 

The Rough Road Away from Terrorism

Paul R. Pillar | Jan 10, 2011

Most terrorist groups—vide the ETA, IRA and Hamas—have strategic incentives to get out of the terrorism business. Easier said than done.

Mafiosi in the Caucasus

Thomas de Waal | Dec 22, 2010

The WikiLeaks reveal the disturbingly (and at times embarrassingly) long reach of organized crime in Russia and its neighbors.

Allies Incur Dubious Risks to Gain Washington’s Favor

Ted Galen Carpenter | Dec 16, 2010

Small allies like Greece understandably want to curry favor with America. But the benefits of U.S. protection aren't free.

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