Blog Posts

Take the Middle East Plunge, President Xi

Paul R. Pillar | May 09, 2013
Israeli-Palestinian peace ought to move from a quartet to a European-Chinese duet.

Hard and Soft Power in Bahrain

Paul R. Pillar | May 08, 2013
Tehran's outdoing Washington in Manama.

The Guantanamo Political Game

Paul R. Pillar | May 02, 2013
Posturing is the primary purpose for keeping the prison camp open.

A New Franco-German Feud

Jacob Heilbrunn | May 01, 2013
Leaked memos show no love lost.

The World Gets Mediocre Grades

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 22, 2013
The international community is underperforming.

Spellbound by Terrorism

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 21, 2013
Despite pledges of resilience and defiance, the United States allows terror threats to dictate its actions.

The Constitution Project's Vital Terrorism and Torture Report

Jacob Heilbrunn | Apr 16, 2013
It is appropriate to look back critically at the past rather than sweeping it under the rug.

A Good Man Leaves the Plantation

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 13, 2013
Salam Fayyad worked hard to build a Palestinian state. But could he ever have succeeded?

International Institutions Come in Handy

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 03, 2013

The Gun Lobby Tackles Foreign Policy

Paul R. Pillar | Mar 18, 2013

Follow The National Interest

May 18, 2013