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Rearming for the apocalypse

Rearming for the apocalypse

AMERICANS ARE IN near-panic over the danger posed by Islamic terrorists. That danger, however, pales beside an emerging new one. President Obama has proposed a frighteningly wrongheaded plan to “modernize” our nuclear arsenal at the unfathomable cost of about $1 trillion over the next 30 years. Terror will never reach even 1 percent of our population. […]

Is Iran Really So Evil?

Is Iran Really So Evil?

Maybe it’s time to stop the knee-jerk demonizing of Tehran. The demonization of Iran is arguably the most bizarre and self-defeating of all U.S. foreign policies. Americans view Iran not simply as a country with interests that sometimes conflict with ours, but as a relentless font of evil. This is true across the political spectrum, […]

Turkey’s meddling in Syria brings terror to Istanbul

Turkey’s meddling in Syria brings terror to Istanbul

Today’s bombing in a historic Istanbul square frequented by tourists was the indirect result of Turkey’s wildly adventurist policy toward the Syrian conflict. It is a lesson to other countries, including the United States: Do not believe you can control insurgent groups inside Syria. Meddle too deeply in their conflict, and the war will come […]

The US as a fading superpower

The US as a fading superpower

FIFTEEN YEARS INTO the 21st century, it is clear that the United States faces an era full of new threats. Some are political and military. The most serious is psychological. During this century, the United States will not dominate the world as it did during the last one. If Americans can adjust to this reality, there […]

The United States Shouldn’t Choose Saudi Arabia Over Iran

It’s far too dangerous to take sides in the proxy war between the two great Sunni and Shia states. In fact, our interests are more aligned with Tehran’s. Only two Muslim powers remain standing in the Middle East, and suddenly they are on the brink of war. Our old friend, Saudi Arabia, carried out one […]