Insight and Analysis from Foreign Affairs Practitioners and Scholars
Established 1996 • Raymond F. Smith, Editor
by Howard Cincotta With a growing momentum in American domestic affairs, Libertarianism is a political philosophy that must be taken seriously. How would a Libertarian foreign policy differ from the traditional approach taken by both U. S. major political parties? … Read more
Continuing Risks for Europe
by Keith Smith
Changing our Perceptions of Other Societies by Bruce Byers Appearing in the wake of the recent 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage release and the momentous events now taking place in Egypt and in other parts of the Arab world, … Read more
by Jim Abrahamson The author, a contributing editor of this journal, reminds us of the importance of Veterans Day in an address he delivered to a North Carolina retirement community earlier this month.– Ed. An event of Eleven November 1918, … Read more
by Haviland Smith A retired intelligence professional gives his candid assessment of what would constitute “success” in Afghanistan and the chances for reaching this goal.-The Editor Two successive U.S. administrations have said we must “win” in Afghanistan. David Kilcullen, one … Read more
by Benjamin L. Landis A retired military officer and frequent contributor to this journal sounds off on why the United States should withdrawal militarily from Afghanistan. He cites four benefits to withdrawal. Why is the United States engaged in massive … Read more
Perhaps in the category of “What do we have to lose”, this out of the box proposal by a long time contributor to this journal proposes a thoroughly radical solution to the most intractable problem of the modern world. It … Read more
by David T. Jones American inconsistency in our approach to other countries’ human rights violations has again been illustrated, according to this essay, by the Obama administration’s reaction to the Iranian election. – Ed. The dramatic aftermath of the 12 … Read more
As of July 10, the scorecard on the American Foreign Service Association website (http://www.afsa.org/) showed that the Obama administration has thus far named 32 political appointees to ambassadorships, as compared to 25 career diplomats. Since World War II, the overall … Read more