The 5 Percent Rule and Indiscriminate Killing of Civilians
By Will H. Moore A remarkably successful bombing yesterday in Damascus has me reflecting on Mark Lichbach’s 5 Percent…
Why Assad’s Regime will (Probably) Survive the Damascus Bombing—For Now
By Erica Chenoweth Some commentators have called Wednesday’s deadly attack on top Syrian defense officials a turning point,…
Hate Crimes In The USA
By Will H. Moore Through the first six months of 2012 the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has…
Israel and the Iranian Bomb
By Erica Chenoweth Following up on Andrew Kydd’s terrific post on Israel’s thinking about the Iranian nuclear program,…
Operation Ramadan?
By Oliver Kaplan Today I’m writing about the possibility of conducting psy-ops in Syria, Colombia-style. One year ago,…
Poli-Sci-Fi
By Joseph Young International politics is a tough thing to study. We can’t necessarily treat the interactions of…
Kabuki Theater at the Afghanistan Donors’ Conference
By Roland Paris I have an op-ed article in yesterday’s Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper, which the…
Give State (Repression) a Chance
By Christian Davenport All we are saying… is give states a chance (repeat for effect). Next time you…
Israel, Iran, and the Holocaust Analogy
By Andrew Kydd As the negotiations over the Iranian nuclear program grind to a halt, we are likely…
Bad Options for Syria
By Dan Byman One of the joys of being an academic and a think tanker is that you…