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Comments and responses to previous issues.

End the Crusade

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.

Jigsaw Jihadism

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.

Beyond the NRA Doctrine

America should join with Europe in aggressively policing proliferation.

Mind the Gap

Why policymaking elites and foreigners alike distrust the judgment of Americans.

Reshaping our Iran Policy

U.S. policy must ensure the price of Iranian aggression becomes unaffordable.

Commentary

Outfoxing the Pundits

A groundbreaking study sheds light on how experts make predictions—and why they often are so calamitously wrong. 

Recovering from Arab Spring Fever

At Friday’s conference on the prospects for political change in the Middle East, a panel of distinguished political observers presented mixed views on the future of democracy in the region.

A Conversation Continued: Interventionism Is Dead

In response to Ivo Daalder and Robert Kagan’s recent Washington Post op-ed ,

Books & Reviews

Punditry at the Drive-Thru

Peter Beinart's books represent the intellectual equivalent of what nutritionists call the empty-calorie principle.

État Terrible

We see ourselves as an insular nation, but other countries know otherwise—and are attempting to undermine U.S. global hegemony.

Europe's New Narrative

Why the Cold War was so instrumental in Europe's success.

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May 26, 2012