Will Hezbollah remain a movement devoted to war with Israel or a pragmatic political player in Lebanon? That choice could determine the future of the Middle East.
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Posted inGovernment, January/February 2012, Magazine
Fighting the Last War
As president of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe triumphed over a fierce narco-insurgency. Then the U.S. helped to export his strategy to Mexico and throughout Latin America. Here’s why it’s not working.
Posted inJanuary/February 2012, Magazine, Politics
Foreign Affairs
The “more enemies, fewer friends” doctrine.
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, November/December 2011
They Shall Reap the Whirlwind
How religious zealots in the Israeli government are supporting a new generation of extremist settlers who hate the Israeli government.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, Politics, September/October 2011
Heart of Dunkelheit
Germany’s other genocide.
Posted inBooks, July/August 2011, Magazine, Politics
No Holiday in Cambodia
How the United Nations foots the bill for a state ruled by thugs.
Posted inBooks, July/August 2011, Magazine, Politics
Watching Titanic in Pyongyang
What the first systematic survey of North Korean refugees tells us about life inside the Hermit Kingdom, and about whether the regime might be ready to fall.
Posted inGovernment, July/August 2011, Law and Justice, Magazine
The Unquiet Life of Franz Gayl
A tech-savvy Marine who made too much noise, helped save the lives of countless troops in Iraq, and paid with his career.
Posted inJuly/August 2011, Magazine
The Lions of Lagos, the Rotarians of Rawalpindi
How the civic groups that once defined America are thriving abroad, and what it means for us.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, May/June 2011, Politics
Bangkok on the Nile
Middle East reformers would do well to study Thailand for lessons in how not to build a democracy.
