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October 5, 2012

China
Can China Lead?

Yesterday, I participated in a BBC/Carnegie Endowment debate on the U.S. presidential campaign and policy toward China with the eminent and estimable Ambassadors Chas W. Freeman, Jr. and J. Stapleton…

Protesters march down a street during an anti-Japan protest in Shenzhen on August 19, 2012.

October 26, 2012

Sanctions on MS-13: Not Enough but a Good First Step

Coauthored with Isabella Bennett, program coordinator in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. President Obama and Governor Romney may have been arguing over the strength of …

"El Recio", a former leader of the Mara Salvatrucha or M -13 gang, poses during a photo session at Comayagua jail in Honduras

December 1, 2012

United States
You Might Have Missed: Drones, Nuclear Smuggling, and Gun Violence

Craig Whitlock, “Drone Crashes Mount at Civilian Airports,” Washington Post, November 30, 2012. In Djibouti, five Predators have crashed since the Air Force began ramping up drone operations there t…

Border

December 7, 2012

United States
You Might Have Missed: Iran, Robot Soldiers, and Pentagon Propaganda

Jessica Donati and Daniel Fineren, “Exclusive: Iran Shipping Signals Conceal Syria Ship Movements,” Reuters, December 6, 2012. Large vessels must transmit their identity and location to other ships …

Iran Strait of Hormuz

January 29, 2013

Middle East and North Africa
The New York Times Gets Israel Wrong Again

Just for the record, it is useful to recall the New York Times’s analysis of Israel’s recent election campaign. Here is the prognosis by its chief Jerusalem correspondent, Jodi Rudoren, on the day be…