U.S. Should Boost Nonmilitary Security
Foreign aid and diplomacy are key to strategic success.
Executive Summary for ‘A Unified Security Budget for the United States’
In this fifth annual edition of the “Unified Security Budget,” as with the previous four editions, a non-partisan task force of military, homeland security, and foreign policy experts laid out the facts of the imbalance between military and non-military spending.
Danger in South Asia
Columnist Conn Hallinan warns that conflicts in Iran and Georgia might soon be eclipsed by simmering tension elsewhere.
The Goldilocks Apocalypse
We seek out the comfortable middle at our own peril.
Big Three Block Iran Attack
Without the support of Russia, China, or India, the United States will have great difficulties starting a war with Iran.
Russia’s Anti-Democratic Paradox
The United States must start treating Russia as it is, rather than as the United States would like it to be.
The Iranian Chess Game Continues
Diplomacy between Iran and the United States has entered the opening gambit stage and Iran appears to be winning at this point.
Be Ahead of the Pack
Here’s a tip on how to sound smart on foreign policy. When your friends are talking about the Iraq War, shake your head and look very somber. “The real problem,” you inform them, “is Iran.”
Bush Gets One Right?
The vehemence of the hard-line opposition to the Bush administration’s North Korea policy suggests that, after seven years of blunders and miscues and outright war crimes, Washington has finally done the right thing on a foreign policy issue.
Obama’s Right Turn?
In his recent AIPAC speech, Barack Obama veers right.
Shape Up and Ship Out
How the Pentagon can cut the military budget and still keep us safe.
Iraq in Pictures
Many of the most resonant images from the Iraq War are as deceptive as the Bush administration’s rationales for starting the war in the first place.
NATO at a Crossroads
A plan for a new concept of NATO’s mission and a reformed nuclear policy.
No War with Iran Resolution Toolkit
A look at how to effectively petition to end the war in Iran.
The Candidates and Russia
The presidential candidates have all been tempted to embrace a new cold war with Russia.