If you’ve spent any amount of time in Washington, there’s a good chance you’ve internalized a rosier narrative of the Cold War than the actual history warrants (I certainly had). To correct that, I have an essay out in Foreign Affairs with...
We are going to begin calls for contributions to thematic series. The Monkey Cage for example had a terrific series on the gender gap in political science. The first in our call for contributions is...
Remember this summer, when we were about to go to war with Iran? Iran seized an oil tanker passing through the Persian Gulf. Iran also shot down a US drone. The United States responded by shooting...
Between the burning Amazon and burning Siberia, Brexit clustercoitus and Hurricane Dorian, there is still some space in the tired news cycle for the tear gas in Hong Kong and broken limbs in Moscow...
Over. Finished. Kaput. We will not send out any more award ballots. The last day to submit your ballot is 31 January. That should clarify things.
Yesterday I noted that, with the deadline for casting them fast approaching, we are no longer likely to honor requests for ballots. Since then I've received a deluge of requests for ballots. Not a single one has acknowledged that the deadline has passed -- not even a simple "I know you said,...
What you need to know about the recent policy change and the reactions. Where to start: the excellent NYT and Washington Post articles on the removal of the exclusion. Here's a great breakdown on storify of the "some things to know" about the exclusion and the changes. Rachel Maddow weighs in on...
Today it was announced that the combat ban for women will be fully removed within the US military. This reverses a long-standing policy that restricts women from serving below the brigade level in positions specified as front-line, ground combat. Given that the policy had been recently reviewed,...
The film "Zero Dark Thirty" has touched quite a cord in this country, such as with Peter Henne's post below that responds to my own post further below. To his credit, he opens up another strand of the wider debate this film has touched off. My own reflection delves into the torture controversy...
This is a guest post by Peter S. Henne. Peter is a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University. He formerly worked as a national security consultant. His research focuses on terrorism and religious conflict; he has also written on the role of faith in US foreign policy. During 2012-2013 he is a...
We're a bit over a week away from selecting the finalists for the awards. As of today we are no longer likely to honor new ballot requests. Those of you have already received a ballot should cast it. I have an interview up with Ramez Naam about his well-received technothriller, Nexus. If that's...
Anyone who did not see "Zero Dark Thirty" on its opening night was smart, as it was mayhem in theaters everywhere. The film shot to #1 at the box office overnight and is there still, for the plain and simple reason that it's a must see (no spoiler alert here because we all know at least a little...
Like sausage, you don't want to see links being made. Inauguration: Josh Marshall sums it up. [Talking Points Memo] On Facebook I called the president's second inaugural the most radical address ever and I stand by that. Kevin Drum argues it was also partisan. [Mother Jones] Nickel book reviews:...
Here is part one of this post. The following will make more sense if you start there. I noted that I am participating, today in Seoul (attend if you can), in a USC-CSIS project on Korean unification. This is the final ‘phase’ of their Korea Project on unification. I thought I would post my...
In honor of the drum major for peace, here's your (rather abbreviated) MLK Holiday edition of Monday morning linkage: Some reactions to Zero Dark Thirty are, well ... rather predictable... since Islamophobia has become the tolerated form of bigotry in the West and particularly in 'Merica....
Bruce Whitehouse provides a roundup of developments in Mali. John Owen on US decline. He claims that he thought he was doing an interview for a dissident magazine, not a "regime-approved" publication. Yeah, right. We all know John's in the tank for the Mullahs. Jay Ulfelder argues that the Libyan...