Blog Posts

The Baghdad Talks and the Politics of Inflexibility

Paul R. Pillar | May 23, 2012
Iran has shown flexibility. But the P5+1 powers seem willing to take without giving.

The Soft Power of Equal Opportunity

Paul R. Pillar | May 22, 2012
America, like China, will suffer from the inequality fostered by nepotism and cronyism. 

Negotiations with Iran: What Has Changed?

Justin Logan | May 22, 2012
There's little cause for optimism as a new round of nuclear talks begins.

Terrorism of a Bygone Era

Paul R. Pillar | May 20, 2012
The Lockerbie bomber's death prompts reflection on a time of rampant, state-sponsored terrorism.

What Brussels Can Learn From Ancient Rome

Lewis McCrary | May 18, 2012

Obama’s Hubby State

Robert W. Merry | May 15, 2012

The U.S. Drug War Comes to Honduras

Ted Galen Carpenter | May 14, 2012
Without congressional approval or public debate, Obama is dragging the U.S. military into another quagmire.

Japan Still Sleeps

Justin Logan | May 09, 2012
Ambitious projections that Tokyo will provide for more of its own security are overly hasty—and perhaps wishful thinking.

Good Policy and Bad Politics

Paul R. Pillar | May 07, 2012
European voters moved the economic debate in the right direction, even if they did so for the wrong reasons.

U.S. Taxpayers Subsidize Afghan Insurgents

Malou Innocent | May 07, 2012
After over a decade of funding the enemy and alienating locals, Americans should not be surprised by the sad state of Afghanistan.

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