Fear and Exhilaration in America

Abrupt changes in regime—be they thanks to an outside force or a revolution from below—can do more harm than good.

A Chinese Civil War

Funded by the Americans?  Really bad idea.

Engaging the Islamists

Opposition groups prize survival above all. Engage them early and often.

Washington and the Political Opposition in Egypt

The United States shouldn't micromanage Egyptian politics.

Ronnie Turns One Hundred

A distorted Reagan legacy is all the vogue these days.  But the Gipper was never a neocon. 

Remember the Shah

The leaders of the Arab world should learn from the Shah's mistakes—too little too late won't satisfy the people.

The thrust is that Condi, always dressed elegantly, was a superficial twit, while he, Rumsfeld the stolid Midwesterner, was focused on the real task at hand.

Regional Headlines

Terror at Domodedovo

Moscow's elite leaves the country's ordinary citizens to fend for themselves as the war for Russia's inner abroad rages on.

Free Baluchistan

To counter Islamism in nuclear Pakistan, the United States should do more to support Baluch insurgents.

The Coming "Arab Revolution"

Arab harmony is an illusion that only serves to keep the masses in servitude.

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February 9, 2011