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The No-Win Zone

Daniel Byman
Steven Simon
| Nov 10, 2006
War in Lebanon highlights the lack of options, and victors, in the Middle East.

How Well Should You Be Sleeping?

Antony T. Sullivan | Sep 11, 2006
Five years after 9/11 the United States is not winning the inaptly named "war" on terrorism.

Her Majesty's Secret Service

Steven Simon
Jonathan Stevenson
| Dec 01, 2005
7/7 tested how the British cope with Islamist terrorism. Were they found wanting?

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The Plagues of Somalia

J. Peter Pham | Jun 13, 2011
Terrorists, Extremists and Pirates: Welcome to the world's most spectacularly failed state.

The Guns of August

Geoffrey Kemp | Aug 05, 2010
The recent border clash between Lebanon and Israel could make for a tense summer in the Middle East.

Envoys to Nowhere

Anatol Lieven | Jan 27, 2009
Despite the excitement surrounding Obama’s selection of Richard Holbrooke and George Mitchell as peace envoys, it’s very unlikely that anything will change in the Middle East or south Asia.
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