If This Is Ahmadinejad’s Bluff, It Is Bluff Worth Calling

The US should respond to Ahmadinejad’s letter, however strange it may be
Simon Jenkins
May 15, 2006

This Is Why the Islamists Are Winning

Islamist candidates win elections by crafting messages of hope and defiance
Rami G. Khouri
March 16, 2006

Afghanistan: The Long Road Ahead

US confronts an array of challenges, from drug production to interference from Iran
Richard Holbrooke
April 3, 2006

Iraq Through the Prism of Vietnam

A three-phase progression of miscalculation links Vietnam and Iraq
William E. Odom
March 8, 2006

Don’t Exaggerate Iranian Threat

Confronting Iran in a nuclear standoff, the world cannot afford false alarms
Thomas W. Lippman
May 25, 2006