Tag: Foreign Policy & Military & War

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Enemy of Iran’s Enemy September 16, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Being a buffoon can buy a lot of time in international politics—you can do naughty things for a long while before […]

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 […]

Iraq: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors August 17, 2009Ivan Eland In order to crow about its accomplishments prior to the January 2009 elections, the Iraqi government is knocking down concrete security […]

Treat North Korea As a Child Psychologist Would August 10, 2009Ivan Eland The world has been riveted by Bill Clinton’s dramatic rescue of two journalistic damsels from the clutches of Kim […]

Are the Banks Out of the Woods? August 5, 2009Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—Several U.S. banks posted impressive second-quarter earnings. Citigroup’s $4.3 billion, Bank of America’s $3.2 billion, Goldman Sachs’ $3.4 billion […]

Was Rummy Really Wrong? August 3, 2009Ivan Eland In his new book, By His Own Rules: The Ambitions, Successes, and Ultimate Failures of Donald Rumsfeld, Bradley Graham argues that although ideology and arrogance […]