The twin plagues of ISIS and Ebola thrive on the breakdown of the existing order.
The Plague
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Military Intervention
Bombing the Caliphate
U.S. airstrikes are just the kind of outside force that will keep ISIS strong and unified.
Is Human Rights Watch Too Close to the U.S. Government?
Human Rights Watch continues to face charges from activists, including Nobel Laureates, who say the group is too close to Washington to criticize U.S. foreign policy.
Is Obama Really Adrift in the World?
Four myths American exceptionalists peddle about the U.S. president and America’s role in the world.
When and How to End a Foreign Intervention
Oxford professor Richard Caplan examines the challenges of exiting from state-building operations.
Obama: Be War-Weary, Not World-Weary
How the Obama administration can make good on its stated preference for diplomacy over war.
U.S. Forces: Stay Out of Iraq
Iraq’s problems are in large part the result of recent disasters–like the U.S. invasion and the Syrian civil war–not ancient grievances.
Disrupting Hillary
What would it take for Hillary Clinton to reconsider her knee-jerk American exceptionalism?
Don’t Go Back to Iraq!
Five steps the U.S. can take in Iraq without going back to war.
Libya: A Cautionary Tale
Beset by infighting among militias and rampant arms trafficking, Libya in 2014 is a cautionary tale about the long-term consequences of military intervention.