Suffocating Consensus
Vol. 2, No. 14
Americas Musharraf Dilemma
Hardliners in Washington want Pakistans leader to crack down on terrorists, but hardliners in Islamabad are deeply ambivalent. Whats a poor dictator to do?
Surging Right Into Bin Laden’s Hands
President Bush wants to up the ante in Iraq and possibly in Iran as well. Guess who the secret admirers of this plan are…
Bush’s SOTU: Annotated
President Bush speaks to the nation and FPIF’s Stephen Zunes speaks back to the president.
Central Asia Between Competition and Cooperation
Are China and the United States playing a new great game in Central Asia or do the two powers have more in common in the region than even they currently realize?
Operation Enduring Freedom: A Retrospective
The war against the Taliban in Afghanistan was more popular than the war against Saddam Hussein. Should it have been?
South Africa’s Political Turmoil
The race for South Africa’s new leader has already begun. The choice will have significant international implications.
The Collapse of the Second Front
The Bush administration created an imaginary front against terrorism in North Africa. This fiction has had some terrifying results.
Engaging Islam
Should the United States emphasize democracy or humanist religious traditions in its approach to global Islam? FPIF’s Najum Mushtaq and Abdeslam Maghraoui of the U.S. Institute of Peace offer two different answers.
We Need Action on Real Threats At Home
The people of this country need and deserve not partisan spinning, but action on the real threats close to home.
Bush on 9/11: Annotated
The White House promised a nonpolitical speech on 9/11. So why was the president talking about Iraq?
Panic as Policy
There is good reason to question President George W. Bush’s claim he made hours after the August 10th terrorist plot was busted that “this country is safer than it was prior to 9/11.”
How the Irish Can Save the Middle East
The Irish saved civilization. Now it’s time for them to help out the Middle East.
Jihad Against Hezbollah
The Bush administration wants to punish the Lebanese for supporting Hezbollah. Whos next, Syria or Iran?
No Standards, No Accountability
In 1996, the United States designed a law to combat war crimes. That same law has now come back to haunt the Bush administration.