Burundi Is On the Verge of a Mass Atrocity. Will We Ignore It Again?
By Barbara F. Walter Rarely does the international community get the opportunity to correct an enormous mistake from…
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Deciphering Putin’s Aims in Syria
By Lionel Beehner Madeleine Albright once called the United States the “indispensable nation.” Interestingly, that pretty much sums…
Torgau, Syria?
By Andrew Kydd There is whole lot of fretting going on over Russia’s move to supply the Assad…
Is Someone Politicizing Intelligence on ISIS?
Guest post by Joshua Rovner This week the New York Times reported on complaints that the military is…
Militias in Syria & Iraq: A Blessing in Disguise?
By Barbara F. Walter Pro-government militias are proliferating in the civil wars in Syria and Iraq and this…
The Charleston Manifesto in Context
Guest post by Brian J. Phillips The accused shooter in the Charleston massacre apparently wrote a manifesto, which…
Friday Puzzler: Obama’s Public Displeasure With Israel Seems Like a Good Thing. Why Do People Think It Isn’t?
By Barbara F. Walter The Obama administration is clearly unhappy with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s campaign antics over the…
Law and Power in the Agency Relationship or Why Boehner’s Blessing Bibi Is Bad for Bargaining
By Allison Beth Hodgkins There is much to be said about the possible repercussions of Speaker of the…
What The Iranian Nuclear Negotiations Tell Us About Soft Diplomatic Deadlines
Guest post by Matthew Cebul The Iranian nuclear negotiations and the U.S. sanctions regime are a perennial hot…