The grip that neocons and liberal interventionists have on Official Washington’s opinion circles is now so strong that “realists” who once provided an important counterbalance have been almost banished from foreign policy debates, a dangerous dilemma that James W Carden explores.
Tag: neoconservatives
WPost’s Deadly Lack of Realism
EU in Stress: the German-Polish Clash
Reality Peeks Through in Ukraine
Saudi Game-Changing Head-Chopping
Neocons Protest US Spying on Israel
U.S. neocons are livid over a report that U.S. intelligence spied on Israeli efforts to sabotage the Iran nuclear talks, though they are curiously silent on evidence that Israel spies on the U.S. Ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar says it would be…
How Obama Enables Atrocities
Hyping More Fears about Iran
Mideast’s Expected and Unexpected
At year’s end, it’s often worthy to think back on how you thought the year would go and compare it to what actually happened. For writers who have made predictions, it represents a more public challenge, as ex-CIA official Graham…