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Regime Change in Israel

It doesn't matter what Netanyahu really thinks. If he keeps pandering to Israel's right wing, a change is in order.

The Arab League's Business

The Arab League--albeit a ridiculously lame substitute on the Palestinian side for U.S. support for Israel--is a reminder of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's importance across the Middle East.

To Better Afghanistan, Boot the Contractors

Why not pay Afghans directly for their work?

Monterrey: The Latest Casualty in Mexico's Drug War

How did the safest city in Latin America become a war zone?

Thinking Outside the Box

The NYPD is coming at the terrorism problem in new and counterintuitive ways. The Beltway is stuck in old patterns and old thinking.

Today's Highly Educated Terrorists

Today's terrorists, yesterday's graduate students.

Contradictions and their Consequences in Afghanistan

Picking winners and losers in Afghanistan is flawed and dangerous. What about giving someone a pony?

It's Not Too Late: Great Fiction for the End of Summer Reading

What does a terrorism expert read about his spare time? War, spies, a thriller in the heartland, a tour de force about an international newspaper and a certain late Swedish writer who's all the rage.

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May 26, 2012