President Obama’s Misplaced Trust In The “Moderate” Syrian Rebels
After keeping his distance from them for three years, President Obama is placing much misplaced hope in the “moderate” Syrian rebels,
Congress Ready To Abdicate Its Responsibility On Attacks Against ISIS
Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State
Hillary Clinton Attacks Foreign Policy She Helped Create And Implement
Does Hillary Clinton remember that she was Secretary of State for four years?
It Looks Like Nouri Al-Maliki Has Lost The Kurds, Assuming He Ever Had Them
Iraq continues to fall apart.
President Obama’s Plan To Arm “Moderate” Syrian Rebels Is A Bad Idea
For some reason, President Obama wants to arm so-called “moderate” Syrian rebels.
ISIS Threatening To Open A New Front In Lebanon
Is ISIS about to make the situation in the Levant even worse?
Is The Iraq War To Blame For Iraq’s Current Crisis?
Recent events in Iraq have opened up old domestic political arguments in the United States.
Insurgents Linked To Al Qaeda Capture Iraq’s Second City
Things only seem to be getting worse in Iraq.
Obama Outlines Realist Policy, Rejects Realist Label
The President’s second speech to the Corps of Cadets is a vast improvement over the first.
Almost All Of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Have Been Removed, Should Obama Get The Credit?
The removal of chemical weapons from Syria is nearly complete. Does Obama deserve credit for that?
American Skepticism About Interventionism Is A Return To Historical Norms
Americans are skeptical about getting involved in the Ukraine crisis. This isn’t a surprise.
Americans Have Mostly Negative View Of Putin And Russia
The Cold War may be over, but the negative opinions in the U.S. regarding Russia and its leadership seem to have continued.
World Safer But More Dangerous Than Ever
Robert Kagan warns of “a changing world order.” But he’s grasping at rather thin straws.
Political Science and the Syrian Civil War
If the Syrian civil war is like other civil wars, it’s not ending any time soon.
Obama Facing Uphill Battle Over Syria Resolution
Heading into an intense week of Congressional lobbying, the odds still seem against the Administration on Syria.
What Would Obama Do If Congress Says No On Syria?
Given that the vote count seems to be heading that way, this is a question worth examination.
If We Do Attack Syria, What’s Next?
Some questions that the Administration needs to answer before attacking Syria.
Syria Intervention Looks Inevitable
Western military action in the Syrian civil war now appears likely.
Iran The Big Winner In Syria’s Civil War?
Has the West inadvertently handed Iran a victory in Syria?
Susan Rice, Samantha Power, And Syria
How would the addition of Susan Rice and Samantha Power to the President’s foreign policy team affect policy toward Syria’s civil war?
Syria’s Civil War Inspiring Sectarian Violence Outside Syria
Syria’s violence is slipping across it’s borders.That’s not good news at all.
Russia Sending Air Defense Weapons To Syria, Risking Confrontation With Israel
Signs and portents in the Middle East.
The American People Want To Stay Out Of Syria
A new poll shows that 62% of Americans oppose American military intervention in Syria’s civil war.
Just This Once, John McCain Is (Partly) Right
John McCain is right that we shouldn’t send ground troops to Syria, but his idea for increased U.S. intervention in the country’s civil war is still too risky.
Was Obama’s Syrian “Red Line” A Mistake?
President Obama may regret drawing a line in the sand over Syrian chemical weapons.
The Hagel Doctrine
My latest for The National Interest, “Hagel’s Three Questions,” ponders our national security decisionmaking.
Intervening In Syria Would Be Suicidal
President Obama is keeping the conflict in Syria at arms length. That’s a good idea.
No, We Should Not Arm The Syrian Rebels
The argument that the United States should start assisting the rebellion in Syria has many flaws.
Turkish-Syrian Tensions Increase After Syria Shells Turkish Village
Turkey’s military has attacked Syria several times since Syrian forces shelled a Turkish village.
Obama Warns Syria On Chemical Weapons Use
President Obama issued a warning to Syria today over its chemical weapons stockpiles.
