What are the prospects for success in Iraq and Afghanistan? Our nation-building record in Bosnia and Kosovo isn’t encouraging.
Rather than whining about the Continent’s military spending, the United States should allow the Europeans to bear the consequences of their actions. That means leaving NATO to the Europeans.
Washington should not give foreign-policy priority to Kosovo. Merry responds to Abramowitz and Hooper’s prescriptions.
With an ICJ decision on the legality of Kosovo’s independence looming, the West should step in to help stabilize the region.
Israel attacked a ship of fools and ended up looking like the foolish one.
Israel shouldn’t be allowed to dictate American foreign policy. If it doesn’t concede on the settlements, Washington should revoke diplomatic support and restrict military aid.
The Armenian genocide dispute is just the latest example of the negative influence of ethnic lobbies on U.S. foreign policy.
Instead of fuming about the Goldstone report, the Israelis should be more worried about the turmoil in the Palestinian Authority.
America’s Iran watchers blew it. To make sure we aren’t caught by surprise with Tehran’s politics again, we need to understand the deep republican streak of the Iranian people—and the lengths to which their leaders will go to stifle it.
Although Ehud Olmert has had a tough time, his tenure has seen Israel recover much of its deterrent capability. It’s now up to Netanyahu to turn this momentum into peace.