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January 5, 2007
Iraq
Cordesman: In Iraq Speech, Bush Must ‘Admit Failures’ and Produce ‘Credible Plan’
Anthony H. Cordesman, a prominent analyst of the Iraq war, says if President Bush does not produce a credible, persuasive plan in his Iraq policy speech, “he is going to be perceived relatively quick…
March 30, 2011
Wars and Conflict
Is Operation Odyssey Dawn Constitutional? Part II
Last week I wrote a post arguing that President Obama’s decision to launch Operation Odyssey Dawn conflicted with the Framers’ conception of the exercise of the war power. The men who wrote the …
September 28, 2012
United States
You Might Have Missed: Iran, Red Lines, Drones, and Dieting
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "I believe that, faced with a clear red line, Iran will back down.” (September 27, 2012) Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, “I think that this whole matter of r…
August 8, 2014
Asia
Kerry Returns to Afghanistan; Women's Rights Remain in Peril
This year marks a significant moment for Afghanistan: with the recent presidential election and the U.S. withdrawal of troops, the country will undergo both political and security transitions. Howeve…
June 26, 2006
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Barkey: Amnesty Can Sharply Undercut Iraqi Insurgency
Henri Barkey, a Middle East expert at Lehigh University, says Iraqi plans for an amnesty can seriously undercut the Iraqi insurgency.