Heed Russia’s Warnings About Further NATO Expansion December 1, 2008Ivan Eland Upon Barack Obama’s election, the Russians made threats to U.S. allies over their acceptance of a U.S. missile defense […]
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Author: Ivan Eland
Military Action May Sometimes Be Moral and Constitutional, But Not Smart
Military Action May Sometimes Be Moral and Constitutional, But Not Smart November 24, 2008Ivan Eland President-elect Barack Obama—showing the obligatory toughness toward foreign “evildoers” needed (especially by Democrats) in American […]
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Obama’s Challenges Are Unprecedented in U.S. History
Obama’s Challenges Are Unprecedented in U.S. History November 17, 2008Ivan Eland Few incoming presidents have been left by their predecessors with as many challenges as Barack Obama. In fact, with […]
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Good Bye Neoconservatives. Hello to Their Liberal Brethren?
Good Bye Neoconservatives. Hello to Their Liberal Brethren? November 10, 2008Ivan Eland The media and the Washington foreign policy elite breathed a sigh of relief when Barack Obama thumped John McCain […]
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Is a “Resurgent” Russia a Threat to the United States?
Is a “Resurgent” Russia a Threat to the United States? November 3, 2008Ivan Eland The Russian military was clearly superior to that of a small country in its “near abroad”—Georgia—but is […]
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Campaign Endorsements: Obama Gets Colin Powell and McCain Gets Al Qaeda
Campaign Endorsements: Obama Gets Colin Powell and McCain Gets Al Qaeda October 27, 2008Ivan Eland In the battle for endorsements in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama snared a strong nod from […]
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Will Transplanting the Strategy in Iraq to Afghanistan Save the Day?
Will Transplanting the Strategy in Iraq to Afghanistan Save the Day? October 20, 2008Ivan Eland Both candidates in the U.S. presidential election have bought the questionable argument that the war in […]
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Herbert Hoover Redux
Herbert Hoover Redux October 13, 2008Ivan Eland Herbert Hoover converted a mundane recession into the greatest economic disaster in modern history—the Great Depression. Unfortunately for all of us, George W. Bush […]
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In Politics, If You Have to Be Honest, Wait Until the End of Your Term
In Politics, If You Have to Be Honest, Wait Until the End of Your Term October 6, 2008Ivan Eland In politics, truth telling can be dangerous. Remember when Jimmy Carter […]
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Republicans on the Left and Democrats on the Right
Republicans on the Left and Democrats on the Right September 29, 2008Ivan Eland In the topsy turvy world of Washington, to combat what is being called the “most momentous financial […]
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