Political Grandstanding Imperils American Influence over the Question of Palestinian Statehood
By Evan Meyerson
Pointing the Finger of Scorn at Iran
The Obama administration has publicly accused Iran of plotting to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Washington. Why?
Regulatory Obstacles to Military Operational Readiness
The full complexity, benefits, and costs of the regulatory state, especially as they relate to national security, are too infrequently discussed or appreciated publicly in the United States.
Mopping up the Last War or Stumbling into the Next?
Sir Daniel Bethlehem considers whether policy makers are asking themselves the right questions regarding out-of-theater targeting.
U.S. Drone Strike Kills Al-Aulaqi
On September 30, a United States drone strike in northern Yemen killed Anwar al-Aulaqi, an influential and American-born member of al-Qaeda. Al-Aulaqi is believed to have inspired several successful and attempted terrorist attacks, including the Fort Hood shooting in...Libyan Triumphalism
The happy outcome of Kaddafi’s removal does not make the Libyan project a sensible enterprise for the United States and its allies to have undertaken―let alone a model for future interventions.