March 17, 2010
Op-Ed
Huffington Post
Isobel Coleman argues that local women can play a role in mitigating the corruption that surrounds humanitarian aid in Somalia.
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March 17, 2010
News Release
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March 16, 2010
Article
American Interest
Walter Russell Mead outlines the difficulties in interpreting the politics of American support for Israel.
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March 15, 2010
Article
Weekly Standard
Elliott Abrams criticizes U.S. policy toward Syria, saying "engagement " and "appeasement" look very similar.
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March 15, 2010
Essential Documents
Briefing
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March 15, 2010
Op-Ed
Defense News
Carolyn M. Leddy argues that the new U.S. Nuclear Posture review is "an opportunity for Obama to correct his errant disarmament course with a healthy dose of post-Cold War reality."
See more in Arms Control and Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction
March 11, 2010
Op-Ed
New York Daily News
Lydia Khalil says that while terrorist attacks motivated by Islamic extremism receive large scale attention, the growing threat of homegrown radicalism tends to be "put on the back-burner."
See more in Homeland Security, Counterterrorism, Terrorist Attacks
March 11, 2010
Article
Harvard National Security Journal
Brett H. McGurk discusses the legality of drone attacks.
See more in Wars and Warfare, Rule of Law
March 11, 2010
Op-Ed
Foreign Policy
Steven A. Cook comments on the successes of the Bush administration's policies on Syria, Iran, and democracy in the Middle East.
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March 10, 2010
Article
American Interest
Walter Russell Mead discusses the history of American Christian missionaries in the Arab world and their role in shaping American public opinion.
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Bronwyn E. Bruton takes on one of today's most vexing foreign policy challenges, offering concise analysis and thoughtful recommendations grounded in a realistic assessment of U.S. and international interests and capabilities in Somalia.
James M. Goldgeier takes a sober look at what NATO and its members must do to maintain the alliance's relevance in the face of today's strategic environment.
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In Paradise Beneath Her Feet, Isobel Coleman shows how Muslim women and men are fighting back with progressive interpretations of Islam to support women's rights in a growing movement of Islamic feminism.
In this compelling book, Charles A. Kupchan explores how adversaries can transform enmity into amity, and exposes prevalent myths about the causes of peace.
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