How the Obama administration can make good on its stated preference for diplomacy over war.
Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late
Without disarmament our nuclear nightmares may become realities — but there is still time to avoid disaster.
U.S. Forces: Stay Out of Iraq
Iraq’s problems are in large part the result of recent disasters–like the U.S. invasion and the Syrian civil war–not ancient grievances.
Maliki Big Loser in the Blame Game
However vindictive and mule-headed, Prime Minister Maliki doesn’t deserve all the blame for the success of ISIS in Iraq.
Children’s Lives in the Balance: Is One Worth More Than Another?
The deaths of three Israeli teens is an immense tragedy, but not a justification for collective punishment and violence against innocent Palestinians.
ISIS’ New Caliphate and Christ’s Kingdom of God
Were Christ and his followers early jihadists?
ISIS: The Spoils of the “Great Loot” in the Middle East
Adding yet more warfare to the current crisis in the Middle East will perpetuate exactly what the imperial powers set out to do: tear an entire region of the world asunder.
How John Maynard Keynes Can Save the Arab Spring
With secular autocrats and rigid Islamists equally discredited in the Arab world, the space is wide open for progressive democrats to save the Arab spring.
Don’t Count Out the Arab Youth
Three ways rebellious young people are still reshaping the Middle East.
Tunisia’s New Constitution: Balancing Democracy With Islam
Though the attention it has attracted is undeniable, the impact the new constitution will actually have on Tunisia remains to be seen.