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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.

Rush Hour for the Gods

In South Asia, globalization and politicized religion are causing worlds to collide.

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.

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.

Armageddon in Islamabad

Don’t be fooled by the recent positive news from Islamabad. We face the potential of a nuclear-armed state run by Islamic extremists. The consequences of a Taliban-led takeover of Islamabad would be devastating.

Commentary

New Terror Threats in 2012

Recent victories against al-Qaeda, while notable, are insufficient. The threat of terror looms large in the new year.

New Delhi's Abbottabad Mission

India. The next country to carry out OBL-like assassinations in Pakistan?

Untangling the U.S.-Pakistan Alliance

Murder. Conspiracies. Lies. Arrests. Strange bedfellows, indeed.

Blogs

David Petraeus and the Afghanistan Report Card

Accusations about politicized intelligence and manipulated analyses fly as Petraeus settles in at the Agency.

The Convoluted Debate on Drones

Are drones simply providing policy makers a more antiseptic avenue for satiating their endless appetite for intervention?

Politicizing Counterterrorism

Why the government is giving the next Timothy McVeigh a free pass.

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.

Report and Retort: Man of Steel, Re-forged

Geoffrey Roberts, the author of Stalin's Wars, responds to Andrew J. Bacevich's review of the book in the September/October issue of The National Interest.

Man of Steel, Re-forged

Geoffrey Roberts treads through morally hazardous territory portraying Stalin as a great statesman.

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February 13, 2012