Guns and Butter (Again) February 2, 2009Ivan Eland When you stop to think about it, people measure how well their lives are going not by their absolute state of being but […]
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Author: Ivan Eland
Prosecute George W. Bush for Illegal Acts
Prosecute George W. Bush for Illegal Acts January 26, 2009Ivan Eland The Obama administration is reluctant to turn over too many rocks in the Bush administration’s conduct in the War on […]
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Who Should Obama Look to for Advice?: Jimmy Carter
Who Should Obama Look to for Advice?: Jimmy Carter January 19, 2009Ivan Eland At the request of President-elect Barack Obama, President George W. Bush convened an awkward meeting of all living […]
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We Can No Longer Afford the Empire
We Can No Longer Afford the Empire January 12, 2009Ivan Eland Somebody is going to have to whisper in President-elect Obama’s ear that the unipolar moment has passed and that the […]
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Is Israeli Policy Crazy?
Is Israeli Policy Crazy? January 2, 2009Ivan Eland The “Israeli model” has long been held up by hawks in the United States as the gold standard for dealing with adversarial nation-states, […]
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Lame Duck Bush Administration Continues to Inflame Islamist Terrorism for Its Successor
Lame Duck Bush Administration Continues to Inflame Islamist Terrorism for Its Successor December 29, 2008Ivan Eland Although media coverage has focused on U.S. occupations and counterinsurgency/counterterrorist campaigns in Afghanistan and […]
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Shoehorning the Bush Legacy
Shoehorning the Bush Legacy December 22, 2008Ivan Eland Although we thought that the signature moment of George W. Bush’s presidency would have been his standing in a flight suit before […]
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Policies More Important Than Charisma
Policies More Important Than Charisma December 17, 2008Ivan Eland Charisma. A commanding presence. Leadership. These are all terms used to describe America’s best presidents, and they already are being used by […]
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Lessons on the Battlefield Need to Be Learned at a Higher Level
Lessons on the Battlefield Need to Be Learned at a Higher Level December 15, 2008Ivan Eland General David Petraeus, the former military commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and author of […]
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The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself December 8, 2008Ivan Eland As rage coursed through India after the Mumbai terrorist bombings, Condoleezza Rice, the Bush administration’s Secretary of […]
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