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Commentary

Obama and the GOP on Foreign Policy: Reactive vs. Frivolous

Dimitri K. Simes | Dec 30, 2011
After Obama’s nearly three years in office, it’s hard to find a single area where he was able to significantly advance U.S. national interests.

The Unintended Consequences of America's Adventure in Iraq

Dov S. Zakheim | Dec 30, 2011
Sectarian violence. Government death squads. Closer ties with Iran. Iraq should be a lesson to those who wish to transform the Mideast.

A New Hezbollah in Iraq?

Irena L. Sargsyan | Dec 23, 2011
Moktada al-Sadr's Sadrist Trend is following in the footsteps of Hezbollah. How the West can prevent Iraq from going down the Lebanese path.
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Essays

Breaking the State

Rajan Menon | Apr 19, 2011
One fact is certain: foreign interventions end badly. Think the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan. Libya will be no different.

Dreams of Babylon

Ryan Crocker | Jun 28, 2010
Iraq is not yesterday’s war. If Obama withdraws too quickly, the tenuous peace will collapse.

The Three Faces of NATO

Richard K. Betts | Apr 10, 2009
One must wonder why, with the end of the cold war, NATO did not dissolve. How do we explain the organization's transformation and vitality at the end of the twentieth century?

Continental Drifts

Geoffrey Wheatcroft | Mar 02, 2009
America and the Continent may find themselves once again a united force to be reckoned with by the rest of the world. But the odds are grim.

Appetite for Construction

Morton Abramowitz
Heather Hurlburt
| Aug 29, 2007
Nation-building always looks so easy on paper. Time to let reality be a harsh teacher.

In the Wake of War

Brent Scowcroft
Samuel R. Berger
| Sep 01, 2005
America shouldn't forget that the other half of regime change is building a new regime.
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Blogs

Occupy Afghanistan

Malou Innocent | Feb 08, 2012
Rosy reports of progress are wrong. The only successful occupation in Afghanistan is that of the Taliban.

The Right Direction on Afghanistan

Paul R. Pillar | Feb 02, 2012
Redefining objectives in Afghanistan is not enough. Policy makers must reconsider what U.S. interests are at stake there.

Forgotten Libya

The Editors | Jan 31, 2012
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Books & Reviews

Missiles Over Tskhinvali

Thomas de Waal | Apr 20, 2010
Last summer, Russia and Georgia came to blows. Tbilisi’s pro-American president believed NATO would protect him in a fight with the big, bad bear.

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