Reflections on Vietnam and Iraq: The lessons of two failed wars
Both Vietnam and Iraq remain bizarrely undigested, their true meaning yet to be discerned and acknowledged.
Both Vietnam and Iraq remain bizarrely undigested, their true meaning yet to be discerned and acknowledged.
Paradoxically, the louder the U.S. becomes in defense of Taipei, the more China is apt to invade it.
Two measures condemning human rights abuses in Iran and Egypt highlight a glaring double standard.
Turkish-Israeli relations have slowly devolved since Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power, but now there’s a chance to change course.
The Blob is swooning over the prospect of ‘reaffirming’ foreign security pacts, with no thought over whether they are still useful.
Scores of Iranian scientists and top officials have been killed since 2007 and Washington probably knows more than it says.
For now, Erdogan has strengthened his position in a rejiggering of the balance of power in the Caucasus between not only Russia and Turkey, but also Iran.
Why not deploy diplomats to demilitarize space and save the money for earth-bound problems.
Perhaps the horrors of 2020 can force a real conversation about national security in 2021.
The Minnesota Democrat slams ‘maximum pressure’ and reflects on her own experience seeking refuge in the United States.
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies cites the US experience in Syria as a model for endless war.
The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies launches a PR push in apparent concern that endless war is not popular.
The Turkish president recited a poem at a recent victory celebration in Azerbaijan that triggered the Iranians.
Biden’s Middle East policy will run up against a region where Trump and Netanyahu shattered norms with little consequence.
Given a survey of Arab and Iranian opinion, it seems that the incoming Biden administration may be on the right track.
Each has upheld the policies of militarized prohibition in their own way, but are we finally at a point of serious introspection and reform?
Turkey helped Azerbaijan win on the battlefield, but what Ankara stands to gain geopolitically remains to be seen.
If the Biden administration develops a long-term engagement agenda, it should take an all-government capacity approach.
Trump’s policy on the systematic oppression of China’s Muslim minority was far too muddy.
Saudi Arabia appears to be drawing lines in the sand as the kingdom prepares for a new era in relations with the U.S. once Joe Biden assumes office.
The U.S. agreed to become the only country in the world to recognize Moroccan control over Western Sahara.