Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–present Articles

Patient Stabilized?

Iraq may be emerging from intensive care, but it could use a bit more stitching up.

Re-Occupy Iraq?

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

The Business of Insurgency

In Iraq, crime does pay. The insurgency is about more than just politics or ethnicity.

Gauging the Aftermath

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Insecuring Iraq

Transferring Sovereignty

Since November of last year the United States has been committed to transferring sovereignty to the Iraqis after June 30, 2004.

Scoring the Iraq Aftermath

How to measure real progress--or lack thereof--in Iraq.

The Shareholder Model

The United States must revisit "the art of the deal" to preserve its global leadership.

The Stealth Normalization of U.S.-China Relations

The September 11 attacks initiated an increasingly positive working relationship between the United States and China--quietly, subtlely, but undoubtedly real.

Going Critical

Long before the American Empire becomes overstretched abroad, it will implode economically at home.

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May 26, 2012