Why Most Counterinsurgency Wars Fail November 11, 2009Ivan Eland In recent history, very few counterinsurgency wars have ended in success. Guerrillas are often outgunned by a wealthier invading power, but they […]
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Author: Ivan Eland
Obama Still Doesn’t Quite Get It
Obama Still Doesn’t Quite Get It October 28, 2009Ivan Eland Although President Barack Obama has more empathy for the opinions of the Islamic world than his predecessor and seems to vaguely […]
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Is Adulation of the Military Really Patriotic?
Is Adulation of the Military Really Patriotic? October 21, 2009Ivan Eland A recent article in the New York Times reported that the military has become frustrated with President Barack Obama because he hasn’t […]
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Five Facts About Afghanistan
Five Facts About Afghanistan October 14, 2009Ivan Eland The corridors of power in the nation’s capital are abuzz with the complexities of the situation in Afghanistan. If only we send 40,000 […]
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Fire McChrystal and Get Out of Afghanistan
Fire McChrystal and Get Out of Afghanistan October 8, 2009Ivan Eland Although the politicians, media, and public believe few things are more important than preventing another al-Qaeda attack on America, defending […]
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Empathy for ‘Adversaries’
Empathy for ‘Adversaries’ September 30, 2009Ivan Eland Empathy is a term that connotes the touchy-feely notion of getting in touch with someone else’s feelings or perspective. That’s what psychotherapists and social […]
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Obama Needs to Expand on His Good Instincts in Foreign Policy
Obama Needs to Expand on His Good Instincts in Foreign Policy September 23, 2009Ivan Eland Although the tentacles of Baracktopus have slithered into as many parts of American life as those […]
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Mourning the Passing of an Unsung Giant in Human History
Mourning the Passing of an Unsung Giant in Human History September 16, 2009Ivan Eland In the wealthy American society, we have the luxury and freedom to value strange things. So be […]
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To Escalate the Escalation?
To Escalate the Escalation? September 9, 2009Ivan Eland The debate rages among experts on whether to escalate the escalation of Barack Obama’s “war of necessity” in Afghanistan—seemingly oblivious to American public […]
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Japanese Landslide a Mixed Bag for U.S.
Japanese Landslide a Mixed Bag for U.S. September 2, 2009Ivan Eland Almost two decades after their bubble economy turned to economic stagnation, Japanese voters have dealt a hammer blow to their […]
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