A new book on conflict resolution provides a history of the subject and a counterfactual history of recent events.
Russia Struggling With Its Inferiority Complex
Russia’s behavior resembles that of a small country such as North Korea more than a superpower.
Killing bin Laden May Have Harmed U.S. National Security
The Abbottabad raid was embarrassing to Pakistani commanders friendly to the United States.
The Term “War Crime “ Is Obsolete
If war crimes are defined as military actions that, intentionally or not, harm great numbers of civilians, then either all wars today are crimes, or the term has become meaningless.
Pakistani Ignorance of bin Laden Kill Mission Grows More Ridiculous by the Year
Seymour Hersh reminds us how unlikely it was that the Pakistanis didn’t pick up U.S. helicopters on their way to kill bin Laden.
One Last Chance for Peace in Yemen
Absent much stronger U.S. and European pressure on their Saudi allies, Yemen’s latest ceasefire threatens to collapse — which could mean a return to massive civilian bombardments.
Making China Great Again
If the U.S. and China think they can grow at each other’s expense, they’re snookering themselves.
The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get to Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital
We need an independent investigation of the brutal U.S. attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan, which killed 42 people.
NATO’s Dangerous Game: Bear-Baiting Russia
After the Cold War ended, many of the safeguards preventing war between Russia and the West have been allowed to lapse.
The Islamic State Is to Islam as Moonshine Is to Whisky
The Islamic State, like 150% proof moonshine, is pure, but deadly.