Iran has no immediate plans to block the Strait of Hormuz on response to sanctions.
Syria: The End of the Beginning
The bombing that killed Syrian Defense Minister Daoud Rahja may have been the handiwork of defectors from President Assad’s inner circle.
North Korean Gulag Story Gains Traction — and Opposition — in Social Media
To be accused of a political crime in North Korea is a life sentence for not just the accused, but family members as well.
Netanyahu Has Little to Fear From Kadima’s Desertion
Kadima’s fate as a political force in Israel is sealed.
Condi Rice Rumor Reveals Divisions in Romney Camp and on the Right
Remarks made by Condoleezza Rice are a window into the foreign-policy views that turn rich Republicans on these days.
A State’s WMD Are Just as Likely to Threaten It as Protect It
States that acquire WMD fail to fully anticipate the dangers of their enemies seizing them.
President Obama’s Strangely Pragmatic Doctrine
President Obama, aside from the Af/Pak surge, has a strangely decent, pragmatic and limited so-called foreign-policy doctrine.
India’s Gambit in the Central Asian Abyss
Central Asia has increasingly dazzled players from near and far, once they’ve grasped its worth as a crucial source of energy — oil, gas, and hydroelectric power.
The Impotence of International Law
The empty invocation of international law does nothing but reinforce our own sense of impotence in the face of international lawlessness.
What’s Worse Than PTSD?
PTSD and moral injury are the first steps to healing from war.