Ronald Reagan Commentary

The Threat at Home

Rebecca N. White | May 07, 2010
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.

Tokyo Rising

Ted Galen Carpenter | Apr 07, 2010
China’s growing strength is making its neighbors nervous—and less fearful of a fully rearmed Japan.

Unjust War

Doug Bandow | Dec 22, 2009
The situation of women in Afghanistan, though horrid, does not warrant more years of costly conflict.

Roger Ailes for President

Jacob Heilbrunn | Oct 26, 2009
The head of Fox News helps direct the conservative movement from behind the scenes. Why not lead it openly?

Why We Can't Leave

Bruce Hoffman | Sep 25, 2009
A top terrorism expert argues against the rising calls for a rapid U.S. departure from Afghanistan. Otherwise we risk another major al-Qaeda attack.

Slow Train to Brussels

Kathleen R. McNamara | Jun 25, 2009
The EU’s response to the economic crisis is limited because it has to be. The union has always balanced national interests with supranational ones.

Obama's Speech

Ximena Ortiz | Jun 04, 2009
The president’s Cairo address confirmed his skill as an orator and encouraged Arabs and Israelis to work toward peace. But the realities of the AfPak conflict will probably ring truer in Muslim ears than Obama’s dulcet tones.

Staying on the Job?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Sep 23, 2008
America’s problems will not go away after the election. The winner in November should consider keeping Robert Gates on to help with the transition.

Al-Qaeda Dangerous as Ever

Bruce Hoffman | Sep 10, 2008
Despite our best efforts, al-Qaeda remains resilient and dangerous on the eve of September 11.

Abandoning Burma

Morton Abramowitz
Jonathan Kolieb
| May 06, 2008
What’s happening in Burma is a tragedy. Now Washington should step up to the plate.

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