Margaret Thatcher Commentary

The Threat at Home

The attempted Times Square attack is just the latest in a line of plots that shows Washington doesn’t have a strategy to prevent homegrown terror.

The PR President

Charm and dialogue aren’t getting us anywhere. Obama needs a new foreign-policy strategy.

Iraq in Perspective

Amidst all the talk of troop numbers, drawdowns and militia crackdowns, TNI makes sense of the Iraq situation.

Report and Retort: The Special Relationship is Not Flat

In "Designated Driver Diplomacy", John C. Hulsman applies an ill-advised one-dimensional world-view to U.S.-British relations, writes Barak M. Seener.

The Core That Wasn't

Has Britain joined France and German in a "super core" that will dominate the EU for years to come? Not for long, writes Martin Hutchinson.

Placing the Libya Breakthrough in Perspective

Colonel Muammar Qaddafi's decision to open Libyan weapons of mass destruction sites to international inspection is a welcome development in establishing a region-wide non-proliferation norm.

Tony Blair and the Death of the Special Relationship

The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, survived a nerve-racking test on the controversial issue of university finance, by a mere five votes in the House of Commons.

Restoring American Credibility

In the conduct of foreign affairs, there are several types of credibility.

Thatcherism Triumphant? The New Business Climate in Europe

European politicians may not agree on much, but -- from Brussels to Berlin -- one sentiment seems depressingly common: "I'm not Margaret Thatcher.

Winning the Battle--Without Losing the War

The danger to Americans from Saddam Hussein's Iraq is intolerable.

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May 26, 2012