Libyan Deal on Course, but Who is on Board?
Last week, representatives of the internationally-recognized Libyan government in Tobruk, and the General National Congress (GNC) – the Islamist-dominated...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Libyan Deal on Course, but Who is on Board?
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Outside Publications
Rabat and the Fight Against Terror
The establishment of counterterrorism policies effective throughout the Muslim world requires the strengthening of democratic movements that prevent the emergence of local and...
A War We Desreve?
There is an old colloquialism amid the discourse in democratic political philosophy which holds that, most of the time...
The Wandering Syrians
The current exodus out of Syria is a modern epic. The scale of the destruction in Syria is hard...
Southeast Asian Reactions to the Firmer US Posture in the South China Sea
Summitry is often seen as a way for national leaders to directly hash out disagreements and reach some accommodation....
In a Counterinsurgency Far, Far Away
The first great struggle between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire ended with the destruction of the Death...
Can Washington Stop Doing Dumb Democracy Promotion, Please?
On Nov. 30, the Senate voted to confirm longtime international development expert Gayle Smith as the head of the U.S. Agency for...
5 Questions on the Islamic State for GOP Presidential Candidates
The final episode of this year’s worst reality television show — the GOP presidential primary contest — airs on...
Arming Our Allies: The Case for Offensive Capabilities
Some of the most vulnerable US allies, located near regional revisionists in Europe and Asia, are beginning to rethink...
The Promise and Peril of Universal Internet
In 1812, at Lynmouth, a coastal village in the south of England, the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley spent...