First Responders- Underfunded; Real Security- Ignored
On June 29, the Council on Foreign Relations issued a new report stating that the US is dangerously underfunding...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
First Responders- Underfunded; Real Security- Ignored
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for E-Notes
The Road to Palestine
On June 4, 2003, President George W. Bush personally renewed the latest American quest for Arab-Israeli peace. Presiding over...
The Military Lessons of Operation Iraqi Freedom
The initial military phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom has been a stunning success. In just twenty-one days the United...
Germany in the Spring
Thanks to an invitation from the American Academy in Berlin, I’m in Germany— with the air warming, the flowers...
Baghdad Spring
As we enter spring, U.S. and coalition forces have entered Iraq. Future historians might judge this period the “Baghdad...
War
On Wednesday evening, March 19, 2003, George W. Bush announced the beginning of operation “Iraqi Freedom.” He preceded this...
Taking Democracy Seriously in Iraq
Americans share two misperceptions of Iraqi politics and society. One is that ethnic conflict is endemic to Iraqi society....
Illegal? Yes. Lawless? Not So Fast: The United States, International Law, & the War in Iraq
From Beijing and Moscow, Paris and Berlin, Baghdad and other capitals, from the floor of the United Nations and...
The Spirit of the New Antiwar Movement
A great deal of antiwar activism has erupted lately, characterized most typically by street demonstrations in Western Europe and...
The Turkish Factor in the Geopolitics of the Post-Soviet Space
As the U.S.-led war on terror gains momentum and the Bush administration contemplates military operations against Iraq, Turkey gains...