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Five Myths About Syria: by Owen, E. Roger; Publisher: The Washington Post; Publication Type: Op-ed; Syria’s uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, which began peacefully in Damascus a year ago, has become increasingly brutal and splintered. As the death toll nears 9,000, calls for...; Published Date: March 2012 More

God and Ceasar in America: by Putnam, Robert D.; Campbell, David E.; Publisher: Foreign Affairs; Publication Type: Op-ed; A Feb. 29 update to the print story from the March/April issue: In the wake of the Great Recession it would seem natural that the 2012 election would be fought over economic issues. Yet so far in...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Why Afghanistan was Obama's Biggest Mistake: by Walt, Stephen M.; Publisher: Foreign Policy; Publication Type: Op-ed; The killing of 16 Afghan civilians - nine of them children—by a rogue U.S. soldier is a tragedy in several senses. First, because of the loss of innocent life. Second, because the alleged...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Top Ten Media Failures in the Iran War Debate: by Walt, Stephen M.; Publisher: Foreign Policy; Publication Type: Op-ed; I did a brief interview for All Things Considered last Friday, on the topic of media handling of the current war scare over Iran. Here's a link to the story, which ran over the weekend. The...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Book Review): by Robinson, James A.; Acemoglu, Daron; Publisher: The Economist; Publication Type: Book Review; The rich world’s troubles and inequalities have been making headlines for some time now. Yet a more important story for human welfare is the persistence of yawning gaps between the world’s haves...; Published Date: March 2012 More

A North Korean Corleone: by Grietens, Sheena Chestnut; Publisher: New York Times; Publication Type: Op-ed; What kind of deal do you make with a 20-something who just inherited not only a country, but also the mantle of one of the world’s most sophisticated crime families? When Kim Jong-un, who is...; Published Date: March 2012 More

Interview with Michèle Lamont and Nissim Mizrachi: Special Issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies: by Lamont, Michèle; Mizrachi, Nissim; Publisher: Taylor and Francis; Publication Type: Interview; This is an interview with Michèle Lamont and Nissim Mizrachi about the special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies: Responses to Stigmatization in Comparative Perspectives: Brazil, Canada, Israel,...; Published Date: March 2012 More

GAM Risks Becoming What It Fought: by Wandi, Agus; Publisher: The Jakarta Globe; Publication Type: Op-ed; George Orwell’s classic novel “Animal Farm” is the definitive depiction of how any rebellion or social revolt risks not just failure but a reversal where one type of domination is merely...; Published Date: February 2012 More

The Strange Career of Voter Suppression: by Keyssar, Alexander; Publisher: NYtimes.com; Publication Type: Op-ed; The 2012 general election campaign is likely to be a fight for every last vote, which means that it will also be a fight over who gets to cast one.; Published Date: February 2012 More

Interview with Shinju Fujihira: Japan’s Party Politics and Foreign Policy: by Fujihira, Shinju; Publisher: Asahi Shimbun; Publication Type: Interview; Interview on 02/06/2012 with Shinju Fujihira, Associate Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations in the Asahi Shimbun. [PDF: 577 KB]; Published Date: February 2012 More