U.S. Policy in the Middle East: On the Brink
Speaking in Canada on December 1, 2004, President Bush detailed his foreign policy objectives for his next term. First,...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
U.S. Policy in the Middle East: On the Brink
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Firanj Are Coming – Again
Arnold J. Toynbee, a British delegate at the 1919 Versailles Peace Conference, records an anecdote about the annoyance caused...
Robert Kaplan on the new Middle East
Kaplan delivered this talk as the keynote in FPRI’s two-day History Institute for Teachers on the New Middle East held October 16-17, 2004....
The Mythic Foundations of Radical Islam
Mankind today is on the brink of a precipice, not because of the danger of complete annihilation which is...
Understanding Palestinian Politics
Who will be the key players and factions in post-Arafat Palestinian politics? There are unfortunately far too many of...
Understanding Anti-Americanism
One of the most contentious issues of this presidential election is the high level of anti-Americanism in the world...
Russia’s Problem: the Chechens or Islamic Terrorists?
Russia is under assault by Islamic terrorists. On August 24, two Russian airliners were blown up, leaving 90 people...
Reform Overdue: The Geopolitics of American Redeployment
In a speech before the Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 16, 2004, President George...
Observations on the “9/11 Commission Report”
Almost three years after the attacks on September 11, 2001, the 9/11 Commission Report (The Report) has finally provided...
Iraq: the Next Stage
Summary Nestled between the two key events on the road to full Iraqi sovereignty— the selection of the Interim...