Even at its most successful, a military-led counterinsurgency campaign remains inherently unsustainable.
Will Rockets or Schools Tell the Tale of Afghanistan?
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Would Dramatic Disarmament Impress Iran or Not?
Many believe that substantive disarmament measures on the part of the West would have no bearing on any aspirations Iran may have to nuclear weapons.
Spitting in the Face of U.S. Troops
Anti-war protesters targeting individual troops for abuse, much less gathering at their funerals like the homophobic Rev. Fred Phelps, is as much of a myth as protesters spitting on returning Vietnam veterans.
To the ISI, Its Hidden Agenda for the Mumbai Attacks Made Perfect Sense
Brutal as the Mumbai attacks were, the hidden agenda behind them was more logical than the one behind the invasion of Iraq.
What Makes a Great Power Like China So Casual About Aiding and Abetting Nuclear Proliferation?
Apparently reluctant to take any measures that curb economic growth, China looks the other way when Chinese businesses help Iran with its nuclear program.
U.S. in Afghanistan: a Perpetual Motion Machine for the Generation of Grief
While Americans die in Afghanistan, the democracy we’re attempting to instill there is but an abstraction to most Afghans.
Taking Advantage of Chile’s Moment in the Sun to Commemorate Letelier and Moffitt
The namesakes of the IPS Letelier-Moffit Human Rights Award were murdered in perhaps the first terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
We’re Hemorrhaging Jobs From the “War Wound” of Defense Spending
The One Nation Working Together rally reminded us that the solution to our economic crisis lies in drastically reducing our military budget.
Do Nuclear Weapons Keep India and Pakistan From Each Other’s Throats?
Is the possession of nuclear weapons by India and Pakistan the second “successful” deterrence story after the Cold War?
Aid Worker Linda Norgrove Victim of the “Entebbe Fantasy”?
Politicians seeking credit for a sensational rescue may have helped condemn Linda Norgrave.