But a state other than the United States might be a better choice to assume operational leadership.
Like Bush With Iraq, President Obama Seeks Coalition to Fight Islamic State
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Japan Still Hobbled by Racism and Militarism
Not only has Japan been unable to face its past, it’s weighed down by a staggering national debt.
Is Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program Based on Deterrence?
How can a state use its nuclear weapons program as a deterrent when it refuses to own up to its existence?
Ceausescu’s Architectural Apocalypse
Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s “urban renewal” ripped the heart out of Bucharest .
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.
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 Smiling Face of the Islamic State
IS, formerly ISIS, elicits cult-like behavior in its followers and those it conquers.
Did the U.S. Capitalize on the Murder of Pakistani Journalist Shahzad?
Did the CIA accept information obtained from a journalist tortured to death?