How can a state use its nuclear weapons program as a deterrent when it refuses to own up to its existence?
Is Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program Based on Deterrence?
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War & Peace
Five Ways the U.S. Enabled the Islamic State
Contradictory U.S. policies, as with Al Qaeda a generation ago, have aided and abetted the development of the Islamic State.
No More Cold War: Calling for a Peaceful Settlement in Ukraine
A mysterious plane crash, Russian meddling in Ukraine, and new saber-rattling from NATO are rapidly stoking a new Cold War in Europe.
How Wide Does President Obama’s “Range of Options” on the Islamic State Extend?
The expansion of the Islamic State is not a problem for the United States to solve alone.
AFRICOM-Lite: The Obama Administration’s Security Governance Initiative for Africa
SGI can be viewed as a counter-insurgency program whose goal is to strengthen economic development by strengthening security.
Almost as Surprising as Islamic State’s Explosive Growth: Its Baath Military Leadership
The spirit of Saddam Hussein lives on in the Islamic State.
The Plague
The twin plagues of ISIS and Ebola thrive on the breakdown of the existing order.
The Smiling Face of the Islamic State
IS, formerly ISIS, elicits cult-like behavior in its followers and those it conquers.
Why Washington’s War on Terror Failed
Washington sabotaged its own “war on terror” by destabilizing the Middle East even as it coddled the U.S. allies who were actually sponsoring terrorism.
Did the U.S. Capitalize on the Murder of Pakistani Journalist Shahzad?
Did the CIA accept information obtained from a journalist tortured to death?