On August 5, 2009, two Hellfire missiles fired from an American Predator drone crashed through the roof of a house in northwest Pakistan.
Security Policy
Israel-Lebanon Border Dispute: Saber-Rattling Revisited
The 2006 War between Israel and Hezbollah left both sides wounded, but did not resolve critical points in the dispute.
Yemen: The U.S. Partnership's Flawed Approach
In light of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s failed attempt to bomb a U.S.
Easy as 123: A Plan for Resetting U.S.-Russia Civil Nuclear Cooperation
Following the tense aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war in August 2008, the Obama administration has taken concrete steps to “reset” relations with the Russian Federation.
Event Review: Thomas Ricks on Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East
Thomas Ricks, a renowned journalist on military affairs and Pulitzer prize-winning author of Fiasco, and recent author of The Gamble, spoke to a crowded hall at George Washington’s E
The Three Front War: An Update on the War against Terrorism
Amid all of the panic surrounding Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s attempt to bring down a U.S. jetliner Christmas Day, one critical fact seemed to have been lost in the mix: the plot failed.
THE SCHOLAR: When Questioning the U.S. Military Is Right
President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan on December 1st, has settled, for the moment, the debate over the role of the United States in that troubled nation.
BOOK REVIEW: The Fourth Star
David Cloud and Greg Jaffe, The Fourth Star (New York: Random House, 2009)