Bifurcating the Middle East

A new American strategy for the region: siding with the good guys. 

Tripoli Today, Havana Tomorrow?

Castro may have survived the 1989 revolution wave. He is unlikely to make it a second time.

Terrorism in Germany Against the American Military

From the Red Army Faction to Islamic radicals, terrorism continues to flourish in the heart of Europe.

Rumsfeld Blames Iraq on Bush

The buck-passing continues. This time Rice isn't the only one on the chopping block.

Urge Restraint with Restraint

Gorbachev’s experience should sound a cautionary note for other authoritarian regimes now under pressure.

Burying Pan-Arabism

Bye bye end of history.  Bye bye clash of civilizations.  A resurgent nationalist narrative arrives on the Middle Eastern scene....

The ability of new governments (along with the old regimes) in Middle East to produce the necessary quantity of high-quality crude hangs in the balance.

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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March 3, 2011