Blog Posts

America's Flawed and Fragile Democracy

Paul R. Pillar | Nov 18, 2012
The 2012 election saw several undemocratic trends emerge.

Liberating Foreign Policy in the Second Term

Paul R. Pillar | Nov 07, 2012
No longer facing reelection, Obama can take the foreign policy dialogue in a much-needed new direction.

National Security Begins at Home

Paul R. Pillar | Nov 04, 2012
The damage from Superstorm Sandy is great enough that we are seeing now a bit of post-Sputnik-like concern about the need for additional investment in domestic infrastructure.

Ideology and Tribalism

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 28, 2012
People identify with either the Republican tribe or the Democratic tribe and shape their views accordingly.

Buses, Twisted Arms and Israel

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 24, 2012
The failure is not in pressing Israel but instead in not pressing it sufficiently for its own good.

Secret, Deniable and Useful

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 21, 2012
Why we should jope for U.S.-Iranian talks that are held in strict secrecy and that both governments would deny taking place.

Don't Neglect an Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 18, 2012
Ignoring the conflict will backfire and harm U.S. interests.

Diagram of the Day: Swing States

Alexa L. McMahon | Oct 16, 2012

Obama the Grouch?

Abby Arganese | Oct 10, 2012

The Still-Missing Opposition Foreign Policy

Paul R. Pillar | Oct 08, 2012
Romney's recent speech was light on strategy, but that's a reflection of electoral realities and not of the candidate himself.

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