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How A Republican Congress Will Investigate Obama

Jacob Heilbrunn | Oct 27, 2010
Republicans are more likely to start an avalanche of investigations into the Obama administration—beginning with Guantanamo—than usher in an era of bipartisanship.

The Obama-Bush Administration

Jacob Heilbrunn | Oct 18, 2010
Further evidence that President Obama is borrowing from George W. Bush when it comes to fighting terrorism.

The Arab League's Business

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 08, 2010
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.

In Memoriam: Stephen J. Cannell, 1941-2010

Bruce Hoffman | Oct 04, 2010
Remembering the man that brought us The Rockford Files and The A-Team.

Who Lost Afghanistan?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Oct 01, 2010

To Better Afghanistan, Boot the Contractors

Malou Innocent | Sep 24, 2010
Why not pay Afghans directly for their work?

Monterrey: The Latest Casualty in Mexico's Drug War

Ted Galen Carpenter | Sep 20, 2010
How did the safest city in Latin America become a war zone?

Thinking Outside the Box

Bruce Hoffman | Sep 20, 2010
The NYPD is coming at the terrorism problem in new and counterintuitive ways. The Beltway is stuck in old patterns and old thinking.

New START a Step Closer?

Christopher A. Preble | Sep 17, 2010

Another Slippery Slope in the War on Terrorism?

Bruce Hoffman | Sep 07, 2010
When it comes to the war on terrorism, bold actions have often come back to haunt us. Will the United States ever come to grips with the messy legalities of twenty-first century warfare?

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