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The attack by a young Somali-American at a mall in Minnesota and arrest of Ahmad Rahami for the bombings in New York City and New …
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What would it mean if a country couldn’t keep any secrets? The question may not be as outlandish as it seems. The hacks of the …
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In 1998, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told Matt Lauer on NBC’s Today Show: “If we have to use force, it is because we are …
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Terrorism, I have argued previously, has hijacked much of the American foreign policy debate. Regardless of whether we are discussing Iraq, Iran, Libya, Russia, or …
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Donald Trump keeps insisting we live in dangerous times. “I don’t think America is a safe place for Americans” he said earlier this year. And …
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The violence and danger in Syria have ratcheted up another notch this week. Hundreds of thousands in the rebel-held areas of Aleppo are cut off …
Continue ReadingSyria Is Not Obama’s Worst Mistake
Today in the New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof argues that the failure to intervene in the Syrian civil war represents President Obama’s worst mistake, …
Continue ReadingThe Dems 3-Way Split
The Democrats in Philadelphia aren’t doing any better than the Republicans at promoting an image of unity. So far no one can make it through …
Continue ReadingWhy send more troops to Iraq?
As we enter the final lap of the 2016 presidential campaign it is worth reflecting on the foreign policy legacy Obama will leave behind. Unfortunately, …
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