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Peace

A Time to Appease

Appeaser! The worst insult to emerge from our political lexicon. As America grapples with exhausting overseas commitments, bringing our might to bear will require a new sort of History lesson.

Family Feud: The Law in War and Peace

American law treats terrorism like an act of war, not a crime. The fact that Europeans don’t doesn’t make their way better.

The Struggle for Democracy

The promotion of democracy is the centerpiece of Bush's foreign policy, but the president has yet to define democracy.

Privatized Peacekeeping

Mercenaries are better than humanitarians.

Is There Life After Victory? What NATO Can and Cannot Do

History counsels that defeat and victory are the two deadliest moments in the life of alliances.

The Illusions of Collective Security

The omnibus view of social problems around the globe is a pernicious force threatening to divert organizations like NATO and the UN from their primary purpose.

Commentary

Beyond Darfur

It’s time for the world’s great powers—Western as well as otherwise—to start taking on more peacekeeping duties.

Conservative Columnist: Providing Security While Peacekeepers Tarry

Security Council members who have voted unanimously to authorize peacekeepers for Darfur continue to dither while civilians suffer. It’s time for a realistic reassessment of our options.

UNreformable: An Insider's Rebuke

The world body continues to be tasked with vital mandates, such as the mission in Lebanon, that it is not fit to achieve, spurring false hopes and squandering human lives and financial resources.

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February 10, 2012