Article Archive

From Sarajevo to the Senkakus

Disputed islands may be the spark that ignites a Sino-Japanese conflagration.

February 14, 2013

The Irrelevance of Susan Rice

The next secretary of state must restore non-militarized diplomacy–and the ambassador won’t.

December 4, 2012

Assange Is America’s Pussy Riot

Britain and the U.S. make fools of themselves over the WikiLeaks fugitive.

August 20, 2012

Diplomacy by Drone

Our Predators are turning an ally into a victim–and perhaps an enemy.

August 10, 2012

Who Won the Iraq War?

As the troops come home, it’s time to count the cost.

November 21, 2011

Unhappy Anniversary, Afghanistan

By Eric S. Margolis | October 14, 2011 NEW YORK–Operation Enduring Freedom …

October 14, 2011

Blaming Pakistan for a Lost War

By Eric S. Margolis |  September 30, 2011 It’s awfully hard for …

October 3, 2011

Osama’s Ghost

Bin Laden is dead, but his strategy still bleeds the United States.

May 20, 2011

Dangerous Liaison

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad courts Iraq.

March 24, 2008

Coalition of the Coerced

America’s allies rethink their Iraq commitment.

August 30, 2004

Another Ayatollah

Sistani’s Shia refuse to play their assigned role.

March 29, 2004

The Greater Threat

A menace grows from Bush’s Korean blind spot.

April 7, 2003

North Korean Bombshell

An erratic regime with nuclear-armed missiles poses a more serious threat than hemmen-in Saddam

December 2, 2002

Iraq Invasion: The Road to Folly

Ignorant of Iraq, void of strategic vision, and viewing the Mideast through the neoconservative prism, Bush steers America toward a quagmire.

October 7, 2002