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Published January 17, 2011
In Morocco, a statement of concern about the upheaval in Tunis reflects anxiety that is widespread in a region dominated by long-lived autocrats
Published January 06, 2011
Isn’t it time that the Obama administration acknowledge that we are engaged in a “war” on Islamic militants if not on their favorite tactic, terrorism, and put a price tag on that war so that Americans understand what we are being asked to pay for it?
Published December 20, 2010
New START should not be held hostage to Republican pique over having been forced to vote first on a measure that ended discrimination in the military against gay men and lesbians.
Published December 10, 2010
Julian Assange, the jailed founder of WikiLeaks, is distancing himself from the cyber-attacks on MasterCard, Visa, and other organizations deemed hostile to him and WikiLeaks.
Published November 29, 2010
It’s hard to argue that Americans will be horrified by evidence that diplomats say one thing publicly about both foes and allies, and another altogether in private.
Published November 18, 2010
It is time for the president to decide whether the Ghailanis of the world are particularly pernicious crooks and criminals or rather, enemy combatants involved in a war against the United States and its allies.
Published November 15, 2010
So what if the on-again-off-again peace talks resume. What then?
Published October 28, 2010
What explains Afghan President Karzai’s treacherous, seemingly irrational behavior?
Published October 26, 2010
A new arrest reminds us, once again, of the deadly threat we face in the United States from homegrown terrorists.
Published October 15, 2010
Christine O’Donnell, the underdog-Tea-Partying-Republican candidate for Delaware’s Senate seat, may have propelled herself into an instant political icon by proclaiming that she is not a witch.