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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 Ameri