Global Terror Threats Pose Great Local Challenges to First-Responders

Firefighters, police, and emergency medical personnel in cities around the world need more money and support to respond effectively to terrorist attacks
S. L. Bachman
July 27, 2004

UN Efforts in Iraq No Walk in the Park

Unlike the UN's experience in Cambodia, continuing violence and a weak government pose huge challenges to election preparations in Iraq
Benny Widyono
August 5, 2004

Quo Vadis America?

The US can recover from the current mess, but the days of hegemony are over
Immanuel Wallerstein
July 13, 2004

America's Korea Policy Needs an Overhaul

Anti-US sentiment in North and South stems from Washington's misguided economic and security positions
Stephen W. Linton
July 20, 2004

Gulf Security in a Globalizing World: Going beyond US Hegemony

To avoid repeating history, the US should adopt a multilateral approach and address the domestic issues at the heart of the region’s instability
Michael Kraig
June 29, 2004

Terrorists and Their Tools - Part I

Suicide bombings driven more by politics than religious zeal
Riaz Hassan
April 23, 2004

Don't Be a Menace to South (China Sea)

The US and China should aim for reassurance, not rivalry
James Steinberg and Michael E. O'Hanlon
May 2, 2014

When Flimsy States Don't Fail

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan co-opt local elites and cling to power
Lawrence P. Markowitz
April 30, 2014

Obama’s Asian Allies Need to Give Something Back

Pacific Rim nations could start by putting a stop to bickering
Clyde Prestowitz
April 25, 2014

Palestinian Agreement on Unity Government Troubles Israel, US

Palestine could schedule elections this year
Ahmed Abuhamda and Nicholas Casey
April 25, 2014

Global Food Security: Debunking the “China Threat” Narrative

Food self-sufficiency is not an option for China
Zhang Hongzhou
April 24, 2014