President Obama puts the brakes on his push to strike Syria, announcing talks with intermediaries from Moscow.
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Iraq Is Still Burning
We have the luxury of not paying too much attention, but the levels of violence there are staggering.
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Obama Punts to Congress on Syria—and Scores
Why the president has far more success showing off his leadership skills in foreign policy than domestic politics
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Information Sharing Is Caring
Why Obama and Congress need to talk it out on Syria.Â
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Leave the Munich Pact Out of This, John Kerry
The secretary of state’s comparision of U.S. inaction on Syria to Europe’s failure to stop Hitler in 1938 is counterproductive fearmongering.
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Syria Turns into a Political Story
And the Washington media breathe a sigh of relief.
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No Empire Strikes Back
The days of unilateral imperial action are gone—American power is not enough to solve the conflicts in Egypt and Syria. Â
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Let’s Avoid the Fog of War
The benefits of a U.S. military strike against Syria don’t outweigh the costs.
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The Chemical-Weapon Taboo and America’s Next War
There may be little rational reason for the taboo on chemical weapons. But it’s leading us into a new military engagement anyway.
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Back to the Future in Egypt
Or, how democracy promoters learned to stop worrying and love authoritarianism
