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Time for another ‘Sunni Awakening’ in Iraq
Recent history in Iraq shows that an effective way to achieve victory against ISIS would be to deprive it of ...
With Russia, Eyeball to Eyeball Again
Many U.S. analysts predicted Russia would be content with the seizure and annexation of Crimea. After all, Vladimir Putin permanently ...
Why a War of Attrition Favors Us, Not ISIS
The warning is delivered with an ominous tone: “You are no longer fighting an insurgency. We are an Islamic army, ...
Sorry Realists. Containment Wont Work Against ISIS
The rhetorical war over expanding direct U.S. military intervention into Syria—this time against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ...
Would Cicero Have Approved of Putins War in Ukraine?
I wonder what Marcus Tullius Cicero would have thought about Vladimir Putin. On one hand, the orator might not have disapproved. ...
In Iraq, A Faustian Bargain Awaits
The long-predicted demise of Iraq appears to be inching closer day by day. It faces pressure from the brutal forces ...
For the Future Force, More is Not Always Better
In a recent piece called, The Paradox of American Naval Power, Bryan McGrath laments not being aware of an Executive Branch ...
For Russia, Death by a Thousand Aid Convoys
Russia has been rolling out the humanitarian lingo to justify its ongoing proxy war with Ukraine. It has invoked the ...
Let Iran and ISIS Fight It Out
The binary end-state for Iraq seems to be whether the bulk of the country will be controlled by Sunni Islamic ...
Can Haider al-Abadi Unite a Divided Iraq?
Democracy is still a new process for Iraqis after decades of autocratic rule and life under military occupation. Embracing it ...