Human Interest Articles

After Guantanamo

Those who would recast the laws of war as international human rights norms are distorting sound precedent, and making big trouble.

Advisors, Czars and Councils: Organizing for Homeland Security

The task of homeland security is too important to trust to schemes for organizational centralization.

Law in Order: Reconstructing U.S. National Security

A bold proposal to end the estrangement of law enforcement from U.S. foreign policy--and not a minute too soon.

The Karine-A Affair and the War on Terrorism

A fifty-ton cache of Iranian weapons for the Palestinian Authority would have made a big difference had it been delivered. That it wasn't is making an even bigger difference.

Russia's Higher Police

Whether Czarist or Soviet, the Russian intelligence elite has always conceived on itself as the "most loyal" servant of "the Russian idea." Now one of their own is president.

America the Despised: A Letter from Athens

Conservatives and churchgoers are joining the Greek Left to form a new and more visceral anti-Americanism.

Odom's Russia: A Forum

Seven seasoned observers react to William Odom's interpretation of post-Soviet Russian reality, and Odom replies.

Retail Diplomacy

The successful U.S. campaign to convince 188 other nations to cut its annual dues obligation provides a model for success in other multilateral negotiations.

Quarterly: What Victory Means

America's opportunities after September 11 exceed its risks; here is a guide to seizing them.

Curtains for the Ba'ath

The Ba'athi regime of Iraq has got to go, and the United States needs to force the issue before it is too late.

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May 25, 2013