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Wieseltier Ignores the Costs of Intervention

Robert Golan-Vilella | May 22, 2012

No Magical Solution for Syria

Robert Golan-Vilella | May 14, 2012

Goldberg Routine Falls Flat

Abby Arganese | May 10, 2012

Obama's Other AIPAC Speech

The Editors | Mar 07, 2012

Libya's Deep Tribalism

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jan 25, 2012
Are we seeing the early signs of a Libyan Civil War? Washington should keep its distance.

Grasping at Straws: The Mexican Government’s Latest Spin on Drug Violence

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jan 17, 2012
The Mexican government’s optimistic version to the contrary, the drug cartels in Mexico are flourishing. It's time for a different approach.

A Lid on Iraq Doesn't Produce Stability Under the Lid

Paul R. Pillar | Sep 12, 2011
The United States is doing more harm than good by delaying the inevitable Iraqi civil war.

Avoiding the Planning Fallacy in Libya

Christopher A. Preble | Aug 22, 2011
What to do after Qaddafi falls? Wave goodbye to Libya.

NATO’s New Problem: Post-Qaddafi Libya?

Ted Galen Carpenter | Aug 18, 2011
The outlook for Libya is midpoint between sobering and depressing. And Washington's dance card is already full.

U.S. Masochism: Trying to Stay in Iraq and Afghanistan

Ted Galen Carpenter | Aug 09, 2011
Iraq is not Japan. Afghanistan is not Germany. Remaining in these countries will not end well.

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