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April 8, 2009
Op-Ed
Commentary
Max Boot discusses Defense Secretary Robert Gates's proposed defense agenda.
See more in Defense Policy & Budget, Wars and Warfare, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 27, 2009
Op-Ed
Commentary
Max Boot argues that regardless of the political rhetoric involved, President Obama's strategy for Afghanistan is solid, centrist foreign policy.
See more in Afghanistan, Havens for Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 19, 2009
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Max Boot argues that the Obama administration's desire to reach a deal with Syria or Iran should not compromise a flourishing Lebanon's independence.
See more in Middle East, Lebanon, U.S. Strategy and Politics
March 23, 2009; Volume 014, Issue 26
Article
Weekly Standard
After visiting Afghanistan at the invitation of General David Petraeus, Max Boot, Frederick Kagan, and Kimberly Kagan discuss their observations of the conflict in the region and contend that while there is cause for concern, the situation is likely to improve.
See more in Afghanistan, Defense Strategy, Havens for Terrorism
March 14, 2009
Article
Wall Street Journal
Max Boot reviews The Accidental Guerilla, by David Kilcullen.
See more in Defense Strategy, Counterterrorism, Havens for Terrorism
March 13, 2009
Op-Ed
New York Times
Max Boot, Frederick Kagan, and Kimberly Kagan argue that more needs to be done in Afghanistan to develop a comprehensive counterinsurgency plan.
See more in Afghanistan, Defense Strategy, Havens for Terrorism
February 19, 2009
Op-Ed
Commentary
Max Boot warns that many prominent arguments regarding the situation in Afghanistan "lead us in precisely the wrong direction."
See more in Afghanistan, Defense Strategy, Havens for Terrorism
February 13, 2009
Op-Ed
Washington Post
Max Boot compares the U.S. decision to back the overthrow of South Vietnam president Ngo Dihn Diem in 1963 to signals from U.S. senior officials that they want to replace Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
See more in United States, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Wars and Warfare
February 7, 2009
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Max Boot compares the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
See more in Afghanistan, Iraq, Defense Strategy
Volume 014, Issue 19
Op-Ed
Weekly Standard
Max Boot looks at whether Israel's recent incursion into Gaza was successful.
See more in Middle East, Wars and Warfare
January 27, 2009
Op-Ed
Financial Times
Max Boot argues that focus should be placed on preventing Iran from attaining nuclear weapons rather than anticipating and preparing for a nuclear Iran in the near future.
See more in Middle East, Iran, Arms Control and Disarmament
January 8, 2009
Article
Foreign Policy
Max Boot writes, "the Iraq war was the first step toward making good on what became known as the Bush doctrine. Yet the very messiness of that intervention served as a warning of the costs of preemption."
See more in Wars and Warfare, Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
Volume 014, Issue 16
Op-Ed
Weekly Standard
Max Boot and Richard Bennet look at the success of "low-intensity" U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in the Philippines.
See more in Philippines, Counterterrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics
January 4, 2009
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Max Boot writes that Israel cannot ignore Hamas' attacks, but also cannot do what it takes to defeat the enemy because of constraints imposed by its own public.
See more in Middle East, Wars and Warfare, Refugees and the Displaced, Terrorism
January 2, 2009
Article
New York Times
Max Boot reviews Peter Hart's The Somme.
See more in Western Europe, Wars and Warfare
December 16, 2008
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
December 8, 2008
Op-Ed
Wall Street Journal
Max Boot writes that "the predations of pirates and terrorists--two species of international outlaws--have caused much handwringing and a so-far unsuccessful search for solutions."
See more in Global Governance, International Peace and Security, Terrorism
October 31, 2008
Article
New York Times
Max Boot discusses David Hackett Fischer's latest work, Champlain's Dream.
See more in North America, Canada, France, Wars and Warfare
Fall 2008
Article
World Affairs Journal
Max Boot compares John McCain and modern day conservatives with Theodore Roosevelt.
See more in U.S. Election 2008
September 24, 2008
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Max Boot argues that America's strength will supercede its recent weaknesses.
See more in Economics
Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
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