Learning the Wrong Lessons From the Attempted Bombing December 30, 2009Ivan Eland The botched attempt by a Nigerian, apparently trained in Yemen by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, to conduct a […]
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Daily Tweets
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Read moreTrying to Reduce Our Only Existential Threat
Trying to Reduce Our Only Existential Threat December 23, 2009Ivan Eland Attempting to make good on his pledge to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in the U.S. and other nations’ […]
Read moreChile’s Second Transition
Chile’s Second Transition December 23, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa LIMA, Peru—Spain’s political transition was not completed until the heirs to those who had governed under Francisco Franco won free elections and proved […]
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Read morePresident Plans Another (Misguided) Stimulus Rush
President Plans Another (Misguided) Stimulus Rush December 21, 2009William F. Shughart IISan Francisco Examiner Fresh from his recent White House-sponsored jobs summit, President Barack Obama is pushing a new economic stimulus […]
Read moreThe City that Went to Hell
The City that Went to Hell December 16, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico—This is known as the most dangerous city in the world and it feels like it. Half of […]
Read moreObama’s Peace Prize Continues Tradition of Dubious Choices
Obama’s Peace Prize Continues Tradition of Dubious Choices December 16, 2009Ivan Eland President Barack Obama has been primarily criticized for winning the Nobel Peace Prize so early in his term that […]
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Read moreMore ‘Corruption’ Is Needed in Afghanistan
More ‘Corruption’ Is Needed in Afghanistan December 9, 2009Ivan Eland One of the reasons why most counterinsurgency campaigns fail is that they’re run by foreign occupiers who don’t know the culture […]
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