Competing Visions of Islam: From Osama bin Laden to Morocco’s King Mohammed VI
Some conservatives mistake Islam, the religion, with Islamism, a political ideology (of several variants); conversely, some liberals mistake criticism...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Competing Visions of Islam: From Osama bin Laden to Morocco’s King Mohammed VI
A nation must think before it acts.
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Targeted Killing and the Law: Who is a Legitimate Target and When is the Target Legitimate?
It’s 3 a.m. Most people are sleeping or at least are trying to. Perhaps a few are having one...
The Russian Far East and China: Thoughts on Cross-Border Integration
Introduction “The Far East and Baikal are a strategic bridgehead of Russia, ensuring her military-political and economic influence in...
Partitioning Syria
After two-and-a-half years of steadily metastasizing violence in Syria, the harsh reality is that the country isn’t going to...
Rethinking Professional Military Education
Professional Military Education (PME), the Department of Defense (DOD) funded system through which most military officers receive their mandated...
Islamist or Nationalist: Who is Egypt’s Mysterious New Pharaoh?
Egypt’s new de facto pharaoh, General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, is a man of mystery. Is he an Islamist, or a nationalist?...
Anarchy is the New Normal: Unconventional Governance and 21st Century Statecraft
When I was commissioned a Marine Corps officer in 1998, I was told to believe non-state entities were dangerous...
GI Come Back: America’s Return to the Philippines
“This is not primarily a military relationship” answered the U.S. ambassador in Manila when asked about the relations between...
Mexican President Peña Nieto’s “Time of Troubles”
INTRODUCTION Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto got off to a promising start after his December 1, 2012, inauguration. In...
The Curse of Russian “Exceptionalism”
In his recent op-ed in The New York Times, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s objected to the idea of American...