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…
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My Corps, Your Corps, Our Corps… the PEACE Corps?!
By Oliver Kaplan Yes, it’s true: as much as some might want to deny it, the Marine Corps…
Friday Puzzler: Why do Extremists Disproportionately Gain When States Falter?
By Barbara F. Walter One of the puzzles associated with the war in Syria is why radical Islamist groups…
Friday Puzzler: Sexual Assault and the US Military
By Barbara F. Walter Over the last six months we’ve read lots of news stories about sexual assault…
How Would Obama’s Syria Policy Benefit from Hindsight?
By Taylor Marvin The conflict in Syria has now killed over 100,000 people, and the war appears likely to…
Why Warn Hezbollah about an Impending Attack by Al Qaeda?
By Erica Chenoweth This week it was revealed that the CIA warned Hezbollah, through official Lebanese intermediaries, of…
On the Decriminalization of Private Violence
By Andrew Kydd The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin highlights an interesting change…
Democratic Elections Deter Torture, Right?
By Will H. Moore Good day. Are you in search of some uplifting news? If so, this is…
Why Do Presidents Make Predictably Disastrous Choices? Part I
By Erica Chenoweth So a lot of folks are puzzling about Obama’s choice to provide arms to Syrian…
5 Reasons Why the Obama Administration’s Decision to Offer “Military Support” to Syrian Rebels Couldn’t Come at a Worse Time
By Sara Bjerg Moller Yesterday’s surprise announcement by the White House that the US will “increase the scale and scope of…