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The Road to Recovery

Paul J. Saunders | Jan 02, 2008
A New Year's resolution is in store for U.S. foreign policy.

The New Realism

Bill Richardson | Nov 07, 2007
What should the United States do about problems like terrorism, global warming, nuclear proliferation and Iraq? Bill Richardson lays out his foreign policy vision.

Radioactive Hype

John Mueller | Aug 29, 2007
Public enemies are unlikely to obtain nuclear weapons, despite widespread fears to the contrary.

End the Crusade

Dimitri K. Simes | Jan 03, 2007
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.

Is This Victory?

Tommy Franks
Stephen Biddle
Peter Charles Choharis
John M. Owen IV
Daniel Pipes
Gary Rosen
Dov S. Zakheim
| Nov 10, 2006
Defining what constitutes victory in Iraq is the number one question in American politics. Washington needs to go beyond offering bumper-sticker cliches to provide workable yardsticks for measuring success. Some thoughts on the matter.

Oil Price Warfare(1)

Roger Howard | Sep 01, 2006
Winning wars in the future may depend not only on how many troops you can put into the field but for how long you can afford to pay high prices for gasoline.
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Commentary

No Excuses

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Feb 27, 2007
When it comes to foreign policy and the 2008 election, these are the questions we should be asking the candidates.

The Costs of Iraq

Dimitri K. Simes | Jan 19, 2007
The costs of the Iraq War cannot be measured purely qunatitatively. It has damaged American prestige and limited U.S. effectiveness in dealing with other key foreign policy issues.

Don't Compare Iraq to Vietnam

Dimitri K. Simes | Jan 16, 2007
As tempting as the comparison may be, America’s involvement in Iraq has followed a starkly different trajectory than its previous misadventure in Vietnam.
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Blogs

Ignorance, Ideology, and the Power of Propaganda

Trevor Thrall | Sep 16, 2011
Why American apathy, disinterest and ignorance about foreign-policy issues just may be a good thing.

The Iraq War and the Power of Propaganda

Paul R. Pillar | Sep 14, 2011
Putting the awe-inspiring power of the government's propaganda machine to good use.

Books & Reviews

The Tao of the Arab Center

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 30, 2008
The Bush administration may have gotten a lot wrong, but there is still hope for America’s policy in the Middle East. Three books shed some light on how the United States can get over Iraq.

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?

Harvey Sicherman | Jun 01, 2004
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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