The debacle in Iraq reaffirms the lesson of a thousand years ago: there is no such thing as a good crusade; divine missions are not conducive to sensible policy.
Ethnic terrorist groups like Hamas can be engaged but there is no negotiating with religious terrorists. A strategy for splitting up the Al-Qaeda network.
America should join with Europe in aggressively policing proliferation.
Why policymaking elites and foreigners alike distrust the judgment of Americans.
U.S. policy must ensure the price of Iranian aggression becomes unaffordable.
McGeorge Bundy’s honest reversal on Vietnam contrasts with the Bush team’s unwillingness to look back—or forward.
Isolation allows rogue regimes to extend their longevity and stability.
A nation-state’s borders are not sacrosanct. Failed states should be fragmented into more governable parts.
Bush will never run for office again. He should concentrate on applying his doctrine, not on defending his decisions.
At this juncture, U.S. foreign policy must focus on the foreign, not domestic, policies of others.