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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.

Engaging Russia on Iran

Robert W. Merry | May 21, 2012

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

Terrorism of a Bygone Era

Paul R. Pillar | May 20, 2012

The Lockerbie bomber's death prompts reflection on a time of rampant, state-sponsored terrorism.

Wiping Out

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 22, 2012

How the public mind turns foreign leaders' off-the-cuff remarks into exaggerated threats.

Buying Scottish Independence for £500

The Editors | Apr 13, 2012

Scottish Nationalism: The New Normal

Tom Gallagher | Apr 11, 2012

How the charasmatic, Machiavellian politician Alex Salmond is transforming Scotland and unsettling London.

Imperial Britain's Afghan Agony

Seth G. Jones | Feb 28, 2012

America's effort to shape events in Afghanistan has many historical antecedents. None ended in greater tragedy than Britain's involvement there from 1838–1842. Diana Preston offers a well-researched, well-written account of this sad tale.

Might Is Right in Syria

Franck Salameh | Feb 15, 2012

Saving Syria necessitates overhauling the entire Middle East. A new political map is in order.

Schemes That Set the Desert on Fire

David Ignatius | Jan 4, 2012

After WWI, Britain and France made the Arab world the object of history, not its subject. James Barr’s new book shows that the Middle East was born crazy. Later misunderstandings and manipulations were laid atop well-worn grooves.

ETA Gives Up Terrorism

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 24, 2011

The Basque separatist group has renounced terrorist operations. This is as close to a victory as counterterrorism gets.

A Lesson in Diplomacy

Benny Morris | Oct 7, 2011

A look back at soft power in its prime.

The European Commission's Battle Against Britain

Jacob Heilbrunn | Oct 3, 2011

The commission is promoting its own welfare, not Europe's—and doing so at London's expense.

Once Upon a Time in Westphalia

Geoffrey Wheatcroft | Aug 24, 2011

It took Tony Blair one speech in 1999 to trap the Western world in an unending series of interventionist wars. We may care about the people of Tibet, Baghdad and Libya, but are we the knight-errant of the human race?

Why Negotiating with the Taliban Is a Really Bad Idea

Teun van Dongen | Jul 27, 2011

The Taliban is no IRA. Diplomacy won't convince this prickly nemesis to magically disarm and deradicalize.

The End of David Cameron

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jul 18, 2011

Cameron will fall. Rebekah Brooks will play Judas. Scotland Yard will be brought to justice. The Murdoch debacle takes aim at the entire British establishment.

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