| May 2, 2011 | Peace / Security[Amman, Jordan] — U.S. agents killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, apparently without cooperation from the government in Islamabad. The al-Qaeda leader was responsible for great suffering; I do not mourn his death. But every action has causes and consequences,...
| | Peace / SecurityZoologists get pretty excited when they discover an unusual animal. They happily devote many hours to the task of classifying the beast. And, if it qualifies as a new species, they give it a name. For the political zoologist, the equivalent of finding a new species is...
| | Peace / SecurityThe U.S. response to the democratic uprisings sweeping the Middle East and North Africa is as notable for its silence as for its uneven support for the Arab Spring. It took weeks of incessant protest in Tunisia and Egypt before the Obama administration would say much...
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| Apr 25, 2011 | Peace / SecurityPop quiz: Name the last three presidents who significantly cut military spending. If your answer is George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon, you would be correct. To address budget deficits, Bush I and Reagan, in his second term, reduced military spending...
| | Peace / SecurityIf our troops, We do embroil; It has to be For gas or oil. If the U.S.-NATO war on Libya sounds pretty fishy to you, go to the head of the class. You’re way ahead of Congress and the most influential media outlets. Lawmakers and pundits know full well why...
