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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.

For God, King and Country

Over the centuries, the causes and justifications for war have evolved. But we remain caught in a Westphalian mindset, even though the nature of today’s substate threats demands an altogether-different mentality and a new breed of soldier—or at le

Conflicts Without Borders

How to contain the virus of ethnic conflict.

Re-Occupy Iraq?

If the United States seeks to quell the civil war in Iraq, re-occupation may be the answer.

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.

From Awakening to War

Without quick mediation, the politicization of religion could lead to conflict.

Commentary

START of a Pyrrhic Victory?

New START is a step forward in U.S. Russian relations. Will it be worth the side effects?

Khartoum's Denouement

The prospect of Northern Sudan as a failed state should temper any schadenfreude policy makers might have about the potential demise of Omar al-Bashir's regime.

Picking on Both Sides of the Aisle

It's time for Congress to put the partisan bickering aside and do what's best on the START and trade agreements.

Blogs

Wars and Aisle-Crossing

Without clear party-line cues to follow, people—politicians included—are forced to do more serious thinking for themselves.

Petulance and the Ratification of Treaties

Why the Russians must be feeling disgust, disdain, thankfulness and ultimately satisfaction over the U.S. Senate's nonsense on New START.

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.

How to Fight Terrorism

Radical Islam is its own worst enemy. It will marginalize itself unless the United States overreacts.

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?

There is no shortage of books on security and strategy in a world beset by terror. "Fortunately," writes Harvey Sicherman, "most are short."

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February 12, 2012