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The Strange Friendship
Why is so much emphasis placed on Obama and Netanyahu's personal connection?Paul R. PillarCommentary yet to be written on President Obama's visit to Israel no doubt will be infused with readings of the...
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Only the Opposition Can Save Chavez's Legacy
Venezuela's social safety net is on track to fall apart entirely if someone doesn't attack corruption.Kevin A. LeesThough he's not on the ballot in Sunday's presidential election here in Venezuela,...
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One-Dimensional Internationalism
There's more than one way to engage the world.Paul R. PillarFormer senators Joseph Lieberman and Jon Kyl, identified as co-chairs of the American Internationalism Project at the American Enterprise...
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Balky Syrian Rebels
Washington needs to make sure the anti-Assad fighters aren't pushing its diplomacy around.Paul R. PillarReasonable people can disagree on what to do about Syria, a problem with no good solutions, and...
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An Excellent Statement on Terrorism
Obama's drones and detention speech was a step forward for how the U.S. thinks about its national security.Paul R. PillarIn his speech at the National Defense University on Thursday, President Obama...
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The Truth, the Whole Truth, and When It Matters
Only certain kinds of international deception demand concern.Paul R. PillarLying is generally taken to be a bad thing—especially when the term “lie” is applied explicitly to shortcomings in...
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Ingratitude in Afghanistan and Elsewhere
We shouldn't be surprised that others don't see purity in our intentions.Paul R. PillarThe latest in an escalating series of disagreements between Washington and Kabul as the U.S.-led military...
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Eroding the Rule of Law
The administration's nondecision on Egypt's coup highlights an alarming trend.Paul R. PillarI have spent much time around government lawyers, and nearly all of the ones I have known have consistently...
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Cultivating Extremists in Egypt
The crackdown might breed terrorism. In the eyes of the generals, that's not necessarily a bad thing.Paul R. PillarThere were other ways of dealing with the camping-out protestors in Cairo. The...
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Egypt's Way Forward
After endless bloodshed, the Egyptian government's only route back to popular legitimacy is through serious economic reform.James P. FarwellDarby ArakelianThe stakes in Egypt keep rising. The latest...
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Don't Worry About the Peace Treaty
Aid or not, Camp David isn't in danger.Paul R. PillarAs the Obama administration struggles to walk a fine policy line on Egypt that takes appropriate account of the diverse U.S. interests at stake, one...
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Authoritarianism Pushes Back
From the Middle East to China, autocrats are flexing their muscles.Paul R. PillarIn the 24 years since Francis Fukuyama wrote his seminal article in The National Interest describing liberal democracy...
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The Surge of Violence in Iraq
It doesn't mean we should still be there.Paul R. PillarPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq is in Washington this week, getting away for a moment from the violent mess in his home country. An...
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Obama's War on Coal Goes Global
A set of administration policies could hinder access to electricity in poor areas around the developing world.Gal LuftReluctant as it may be to go to take part in wars in the Middle East, the Obama...
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Impending choices by President Trump regarding the war in Afghanistan raise issues of national security decision-making in his presidency that in turn evoke pathologies of the past, with Trump’s...
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