Why the CW Inspection Plan Doesn’t Have to be Perfect, or Even Close, to Succeed
By Page Fortna As the Obama administration and the world contemplate a plan to secure Syria’s chemical weapons,…
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When Diplomacy Means More War
By Barbara F. Walter Admit it. We all breathed a sigh of relief when we heard that President…
What Would Happen if the US Declared War?
By Tanisha M. Fazal There has been a fair amount of recent discussion (see here, here, here, here, and…
Seriously Thinking About Syria
Guest post by Ora Szekely What to do about Syria? A little over eight years ago, in June of…
Obama’s Eden Moment
By Allison Beth Hodgkins As President Obama contemplates his next move on Syria, he would do well to consider…
An Attack on Syria Isn’t About Chemical Weapons
Guest post by Brent Sasley It is increasingly likely that the United States, along with a coalition of…
Military Intervention, Syrian Soldiers, and Civilians
Guest post by Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt Evidence of Syria’s chemical attack on civilians is mounting, and military intervention…
So Which Is It? Deterrence or Compellence?
By Sara Bjerg Moller On Monday I came across this little gem in the Washington Post’s coverage* of what now…
Coalitions Are Not So Convenient
By Steve Saideman With the recent news that Syria’s regime may have jumped across Obama’s red lines, thoughts…
Commitment Problems and Preventive War
By Matthew Adam Kocher Among the few very serious threats to interstate peace in the world today is the…