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If Israel Attacks

As things stand, if Iran continues on its path toward obtaining the bomb, Israel will strike, and the consequences would be disastrous for the entire world. Here's how America can convince Israel to live with a nuclear Iran.

Unintelligent Design

In the wake of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, Americans cried out for catharsis. The 9/11 Commission delivered. What we are left with is an ill-conceived bureacracy in the guise of reform.

American Jihad

Al-Qaeda has accomplished the unthinkable: establishing an embryonic recruitment, radicalization and operational capacity on our shores. Our current strategy risks another 9/11.

On War and Choice

It has long been said that there are wars of necessity and wars of choice. But enemies always adapt, especially in our world of terrorists, failing states and delinquent regimes. Every war is a war of choice.

The Kremlin Begs To Differ

One doesn’t need to be a Russian domestic radical or a foreign Russophobe to see major flaws in the way Russia is ruled. The population, however, is satisfied with the status quo...for now.

Shades of Abu Ghraib

The grisly subject of torture is back with us again. A look back at the dark days of de Gaulle's struggle to hold onto Algeria reveals consequences that echo loudly in our newest fight to retain what it means to be civilized.

Commentary

Terror's Slippery Slope

America has much to be proud of in its response to 9/11. Continuing to move forward will require vigilance and restraint.

What Bin Laden Hath Wrought

Two wars. Over a trillion dollars. Countless lives. Ten years on and the losses keep mounting.

Rethinking the Threat Matrix

The war on terrorism cost trillions of dollars based on flawed assumptions.  The days of kinetic battle are over.  Will Petraeus listen?

Blogs

The Flawed Consensus on Afghanistan

How hawks are preparing Americans for the potential of a prolonged guerilla war in Afghanistan.

The Militarization and Politicization of Counterterrorism

Counterterrorism is not a "war." The false label turns a vital practice into no more than a campaign talking point.

The Decade-Long Diversion

The greatest damage done by 9/11 is the fault of American policy elites, not terrorist hijackers.

Books & Reviews

Passions of Pope Victor

As Europe secularized and the global South becomes the new market for potential converts, Christianity is undergoing a painful evolution.

The Willing Misinterpreter

Despite Goldhagen's extraordinary claims, he himself concedes in his unwittingly revealing afterword that he is not presenting much in the way of original research.

The Laws of War

Stopping torture and changing the policies of the Bush administration may not be enough. With a whole new type of terrorist bred from extraordinary rendition and torture, the last eight years may well prove inescapable.

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February 11, 2012