Asia Rises, America Distracted WASHINGTON – Five years into the invasion of Iraq, defined by its proponents as an essential component of the...
Europe and World Threats WASHINGTON – “We must not –we cannot—become a two-tiered alliance of those willing to fight and those who are...
A Real Debate on Iraq by Paolo von Schirach September 26, 2007 WASHINGTON – There is a peculiar American tendency to obsessively dissect peripheral...
The swamp was not drained by Paolo von Schirach August 14, 2007 WASHINGTON – Early on, at the beginning of the campaign against al...
Iraq is not about fighting terrorism by Paolo von Schirach August 2, 2007 WASHINGTON – Not knowing exactly what kind of problem one is dealing...
Leaving Iraq? by Paolo von Schirach February 1, 2007 WASHINGTON – The hubristic hype that characterized the first 3 years of...
Recommending More Training for the Iraqis by Paolo von Schirach January 8, 2007 WASHINGTON – The choice of General David Petraeus as the new head...
Can the US promote democracy in the Middle East? WASHINGTON – American military commanders in Iraq have been saying for some time that the insurgency cannot be...