Official Washington is fuming over Russia’s expanded military role in helping Syria fight the Islamic State and Al Qaeda (as if the U.S. has been doing such a crack job). Instead, the U.S. should retreat from the unpopular job of global policeman, says…
Tag: Pakistan
Toward a Rational US Strategy (Part 1)
Drone Warfare’s Costs and Benefits
Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Bluster
The Bin Laden Murder Mystery
The CIA’s Drone-Strike Revenge
Geopolitics of the Drone
Forgetting the Threat from Nukes
US Finds Influence Hard to Buy
For decades the U.S. government has ladled billions upon billions in military assistance to countries that either don’t need it or use it to suppress popular uprisings. But all that money has bought very little in terms of genuine influence…
New Hope from Pakistan’s Vote
Many of the U.S. problems in Afghanistan stem from a misguided relationship with pro-Islamist elements of Pakistani intelligence dating back to the 1980s. But Pakistan’s recent election offers new hope if Official Washington can step back and see the bigger…