Our Foreign Policy: A New American Plan for Competitive Engagement in Arab Lands
The following monograph, calling for a revival of American expeditionary diplomacy in Arab lands, was completed shortly before the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Our Foreign Policy: A New American Plan for Competitive Engagement in Arab Lands
A nation must think before it acts.
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Still First to Fight? Shaping the 21st Century Marine Corps
The headline in the New York Times on June 1, 1918, read “Marines – First to Fight.” The day...
Preventing the Next Insurgency: A Pathway for Reintegrating Iraq’s Sunni Population
Since the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, the “Sunni community” has been...
The Future of the Popular Mobilization Forces after the Assassination of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis
By depriving the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) of its leading strategist, the assassination of Abu Mahdi Muhandis, the chief...
The Future of the Kurdistan Region after the Defeat of ISIS and the Failure of the 2017 Independence Referendum
In 2017, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq held an independence referendum, which triggered severe backlash, including the loss of...
Making Sense of the Sadrists: Fragmentation and Unstable Politics
Iraq’s Sadrist movement, led by populist Shi’i cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, has been at the heart of Iraqi politics since...
Iraq: Asking the Right Questions about Civil Disorder
Since October 1 of last year, over 600 Iraqis have been killed and thousands injured in protests throughout the...
Narrowing Interests in the Middle East: Planning for Great Power Competition
Download Narrowing Interests in the Middle East: Planning for Great Power Competition The United States dramatically increased the commitment...
Transatlantic Trialogue: Turkey, the Syrian War, and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance
Download Transatlantic Trialogue: Turkey, the Syrian War, and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance Tensions over Syria have negatively...
Transitional Justice in Taiwan: A Belated Reckoning with the White Terror
From 1949 to the end of the Cold War era, the Kuomintang (KMT)—under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek and...