Beware The Certainty Seekers!
Why Are Disproportionate Numbers of Islamic Extremists Engineers?
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War & Peace
When Hillary Clinton Out-Neoconned a Neocon
Believe it or not, the Bush administration’s Paul Wolfowitz showed even more concern about Palestine than Hillary Clinton.
From Fukushima to Brussels, Nuclear Energy Isn’t Worth the Risks
The scariest part of the Brussels attacks is something that hasn’t happened yet and hopefully never will: an act of nuclear terrorism.
Islamic Extremism Is Nothing if Not Protean
With terrorism, just like anything else, nature abhors a vacuum.
The U.S. Is Militarizing the Pacific — and Not Taking Questions
Hawaii’s members of Congress sit at the linchpin of a huge realignment of U.S. military power. Good luck getting them to talk about it.
Donald Trump: Foreign Policy’s Useful Idiot?
It might take someone of Trump’s vapid visibility to drive home the point that “world’s policeman” is not a viable role for the U.S. to play.
When Islam Polices Extremists
Those in the West who call on Muslims to condemn those who commit terrorist attacks in the name of Islam don’t seem to be aware that is already being done.
Where Is Gorbachev When You Need Him?
Not only Russia, but the United States could take a few cues from Mikhail Gorbachev’s approach to national security.
Terrorism: From the Irish Dynamite War to the Islamic State
However counterproductive the Irish Fenian “Dynamite War” was, it was a reflection of the basic injustice of colonialism.
Are Class Differences Between Muslims in Europe and U.S. Really Determining Factor in Terror Attacks?
In the U.S. Muslims tend to be middle-class; in Europe, the urban poor.