The Drone War Comes To Asia September 18, 2013
How China sparked a dangerous unmanned arms race. (FOREIGN POLICY 17 SEP 13) … Shawn Brimley, Ben Fitzgerald and Ely Ratner It’s now been a year since Japan’s previously ruling … More
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Why The Russians Can’t Be Trusted In Syria September 16, 2013
Wall Street Journal September 16, 2013 Moscow isn’t even complying with a commitment to destroy its own chemical weapons. By John Barrasso When the Obama administration announced its “reset” of … More
On The Path To Success In Syria September 12, 2013
(WASHINGTON POST 12 SEP 13) … Fareed Zakaria Whatever the twisted path, whether by design or accident, the Obama administration has ended up in a better place on Syria than … More
Obama Rescues Assad September 11, 2013
REVIEW & OUTLOOK Updated September 10, 2013, 8:04 p.m. ET The President lets Putin outmaneuver him on Syrian chemical arms. What could be worse for America’s standing in the world … More
A War The Pentagon Doesn’t Want September 7, 2013
(WASHINGTON POST 05 SEP 13) … Robert H. Scales The tapes tell the tale. Go back and look at images of our nation’s most senior soldier, Gen. Martin Dempsey, and … More
Syria And The Iraq Syndrome September 4, 2013
Responding to Assad is about more than our interests. It is ‘about who we are.’ (WALL STREET JOURNAL 04 SEP 13) … William A. Galston Only now is America reckoning … More
Governing By Crisis September 4, 2013
(WASHINGTON POST 03 SEP 13) … Leon Panetta In my last days as defense secretary earlier this year, I made one final effort on Capitol Hill to persuade the leadership … More
Poking The Superpower August 29, 2013
In Syria, U.S. credibility is at stake (WASHINGTON POST 29 AUG 13) … David Ignatius What does the world look like when people begin to doubt the credibility of U.S. … More