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Articles:
2019
But what do we do now?; January 14, 2019 (pdf)
The Real Issue of the Mueller Investigation; April 12, 2019 (pdf)
London Review of Books (LRB) letter; April 12. 2019 (pdf)
What lies behind the race toward war with Iran?; May 12, 2019 (pdf)
Running out of time; May 19, 2019 (pdf)
The Refugee Trail; July 22, 2019 (pdf)
Israel: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; August 3, 2019 (pdf)
2018
Inside the White House; January 4, 2018 (pdf)
If Trump Feels Cornered, Watch Out!; January 14, 2018 (pdf)
We Should Keep out of the Ukraine; January 15, 2018 (pdf)
Beyond Bleeding: Healing; February 21, 2018 (pdf)
Distinguished Recipients; February 22, 2018 (pdf)
Bolton in the Cat Seat; March 24, 2018 (pdf)
Israeli Strategy; April 9, 2018 (pdf)
If Trump Feels Cornered, Watch Out!; May 9, 2018 (pdf)
The Implications of Voiding the Iran Nuclear Deal; May 9, 2018 (pdf)
Palestine Part 1; May 22, 2018 (pdf)
Traduction Palestine Part 1 (French Language); May 22, 2018 (pdf)
Failure in Afghanistan; May 24, 2018 (pdf)
Lessons Learned from the U.S. Stabilization Effort in Afghanistan; May 24, 2018 (pdf)
Afghanistan, the official; May 25, 2018 (pdf)
Part 2: Where we have been going and what next; June 14, 2018 (pdf)
Mr. Trump goes to Helsinki; July 15, 2018 (pdf)
VIPS to Trump: Intel on Iran Could be CATASTROPHIC; July 30, 2018 (pdf)
The Implications of Voiding the Iran nuclear deal; Sept 5, 2018 (pdf)
2017
Tweedledumb and Tweedledee, Democrats and Republicans; March 25, 2017 (pdf)
America on the Brink of Nuclear War (Part 2): What should we do?; September 4, 2017 (pdf)
MAYDAY KOREA! - Part 1; August 25, 2017 (pdf)
MAYDAY KOREA! - Part 2; September 4, 2017 (pdf)
2016
No Article
2015
The Cuban Missile Crisis In Reverse; February 24, 2015 (pdf)
Ukraine Crisis; February 24, 2015 (pdf)
Postscript on a Solution to the Ukrainian Crisis; February 27, 2015 (pdf)
Needed: Leaders Like JFK and Khrushchev; February 27, 2015 (pdf)
Ukraine Crisis; February 27, 2015 (pdf)
Simple Things; March 14, 2015 (pdf)
Needed: Leaders Like JFK and Khrushchev; March 3, 2015 (pdf)
Yemen Redux; April 3, 2015 (pdf)
Coping with the Sense of Drift and Disorder in World Affairs, Part 1; May 13, 2015 (pdf)
A Fable for Our Times; May 24, 2015 (pdf)
Toward a National Strategy to Cope With a New World; June 25, 2015 (pdf)
Toward a Rational US Strategy (Part 2); July 1, 2015 (pdf)
What not to do about the Middle East; July 3, 2015 (pdf)
How to Begin to Understand Violent Political Movements: Part I; August 4, 2015 (pdf)
Under the Banner of Religion: Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare Today: August 25, 2015 (pdf)
Some Reflections on Nuclear Weapons; August 28, 2015 (pdf)
Pushing the Edge on Nuclear War; August 28, 2015 (pdf)
2014
The Law Governing American Use of Force in Foreign Affairs, January 13, 2014 (pdf)
The Law of Nations, American Law, Wars and Attempts to Stop Them, Jan. 24, 2014 (pdf)
No End of a Lesson -- Unlearned, June 12, 2014 (pdf)
Djibouti: U.S. soldiers to be flown to Africa to provide specialist training, May 30, 2014 (online)
We Should All Be Frightened by What's Happening in Israel; July 9, 2014 (online)
The Struggle For Palestine, August 3, 2014 (pdf)
JFK advisor warns against military intervention in Iraq, August 14, 2014, (online)
The Struggle For Palestine Part 2, August 31, 2014 (pdf)
The Struggle For Palestine, Part 3, September 26, 2014 (pdf)
A New Crusade?; October 24, 2014 (pdf)
Strategy versus Tactics: Is America Losing Its Way?, November 5, 2014 (pdf)
Banking Crimes, November 14, 2014 (pdf)
The Iraq War’s Pricy Ticket, November 15, 2014 (online)
Ukrainian crisis, December 15, 2014 (pdf)
Shaping The Deep Memories Of Russians and Ukrainians; December 15, 2014 (pdf) (new)
2013
The Syrian Maelstrom; March 4, 2013 (pdf)
On the Syrian Brink, August 30, 2013 (pdf)
Your Labor Day Syria Reader, Part 2, Sept. 2, 2013 (online)
What would be the cost of intervention in Syria?, Sept 9, 2013 (movie-on TV)
Reflections on the Syrian Chemical Weapons Issue and Beyond; September 15, 2013 -
An American's Death, Still A Greek Mystery 65 Years Later, October 27, 2013 (pdf)
Syrian Civil War Rooted in Drought Years Before Fighting Began, October 31, 2013 (online)
Part 1 - Understanding Syria, November 6, 2013 (pdf)
Part 2 - Understanding Syria, (future)
First Essay on Syria, November 7, 2013, (pdf)
Understanding Syria, November 6, 2013 (online)
Understanding Syria From Pre-Civil War to Post-Assad, December 10, 2013 (online)
Chemical Weapons, November 28, 2013 (pdf)
Sayyid Qutub’s Fundamentalism and Abu Bakr Naji’s Jihadism, Dec. 1, 2013 (pdf)
2012
No Article
2011
Libya, March 31, 2011 (pdf)
Revised Rationale, March 31, 2011 (pdf)
President Obama and the Palestine conflict, May 29, 2011 (pdf)
The Decade of 9/11, June 14, 2011 (pdf)
2010
Mis-step in Afghanistan, January 15, 2010 (pdf)
Meeting of the Oxford Union, January 24, 2010 (pdf)
Legitimation Crisis in Afghanistan, April 1, 2010(pdf)
Legitimation Crisis in Afghanistan, April 1, 2010 (The Nation on April 19) (online)
Afgh, June 27, 2010 (pdf)
US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Lessons from Humpty Dumpty, June 28, 2010 (pdf)
Spirt Level Review, June 30, 2010 (pdf)
Impressions of Afghanistan, August 24, 2010 (pdf)
Steps Toward Withdrawal, August 22, 2010 (pdf)
Foreign Policy Expert: Afghan War Not Sustainable, September 15, 2010 (online)
International News - France 24 on 10/25/2010 (online)
2009
The Danger of War in the Middle East, April 16, 2009 (pdf)
Dear Friends, April 19, 2009 (pdf)
Website for 2009, July 23, 2009 (pdf)
The Georgian War, August 5, 2009 (pdf)
William Polk on the Afghanistan Folly, August 31, 2009 (pdf)
An Open Letter to President Obama, The Nation on Sept. 30, 2009 (online)
Revised Policy 11, November 10, 2009 (pdf)
2008
Notes for lectures at the Economic Club of Phoenix and the Committee for the Republic in Wash. D.C., March 1 (pdf)
IRAN: Danger And Opportunity, March 18 (pdf)
Talk at Bennington College students and faculty on September 15, 2008 (pdf)
Talk before the 21st Century Club of Cleveland, Ohio, September 20, 2008 (pdf)
Address to the Progressive Caucus and the Out of Iraq Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, January 12, 2007 (pdf)
The cost of Iraq war and the savings to be effected by withdrawal, January 2007 (pdf)
The United States and Iran: A Tragic Friendship, April 8, 2007 (pdf)
The Palestine Tragedy, June 5, 2007 (pdf)
Fact Sheet on the Iraq War, June 8, 2007 (pdf)
Executive Summary of the Conclusion to Violent Politics, July 4, 2007 (pdf)
Broadsheet for Congress, July 4, 2007 (pdf)
Revised Congress, September 19, 2007 (pdf)
India’s Unknown Revolution; November 8, 2007 (pdf)
India’s Rush to Economic Development: I A Dangerous Development Strategy; November 10, 2007
India’s Representative Government & Education; November 18, 2007 (pdf)
2006
Talk before Foreign Policy Association - September 1, 2006 (pdf) (Updated: 8/2007)
Moves toward War with Iran: Part 1 - October 9, 2006 (pdf)
Moves toward War with Iran: Part 2 - October 10, 2006 (pdf)
Moves toward War with Iran: Part 3 - October 11, 2006 (pdf)
Moves toward War with Iran: Part 4 - October 11, 2006 (pdf)
When U.S. Occupation in Iraq Ends the Violence is More Likely to Subsid, December 4, 2006 (pdf)
Comment on Baker-Hamilton - December 15, 2006 (pdf)
The Results of Saddam Husain’s trial and execution - December 31, 2006 (pdf)
2005
A Time for Leaving, Jan. 17, 2005 (pdf)
Une sombre affaire, Jan, 2005 (pdf) (French Language)
Lessons of Iraq, March 26, 2005 (pdf)
Toward A Successful American Foreign Policy, June 18, 2005 (pdf)
North Korea, Iran and the Untied States in the dangerous game of nations, June 20, 2005, (pdf)
Chieu Hoi, August 28, 2005 (pdf)
Another Winning Formula for Iraq, September 7, 2005 (pdf)
American Religious Fundamentalism, November 15, 2005 (pdf)
2004
La inspiración de los neoconservadores, January 25, 2004 (online)
What is to be done in Iraq, February 1, 2004 (pdf)
La Revolución Neoconservadora, February 3, 2004 (online)
Understanding and Dealing with Terrorism, February 4, 2004 (pdf)
What does the Bush administration really want in Iraq?, February 4, 2004 (pdf)
Individual Terrorism, February 9, 2004 (pdf)
Group Terrorism, February 10, 2004 (pdf)
“The Self-Determination of Peoples”, February 12, 2004 (pdf)
What to do about the “Unsatisfied Nations", February 13, 2004 (pdf)
Worldwide Terrorism, Part I, February 26, 2004 (pdf)
Worldwide Terrorism, Part II, February 26, 2004 (pdf)
A Constitution for Iraq, March 9, 2004 (pdf)
Reflections on the Killing of Sheikh Ahmad Yasin, March 24, 2004 (pdf)
The Capture of Saddam Husain, April 2, 2004 (pdf)
Two Great Architects, April 16, 2004 (pdf)
The Wrong Road Ahead, April 18, 2004 (pdf)
Outsourcing the War, April 20, 2004 (pdf)
Thoughts on Torture, May 6, 2004 (pdf)
Filling the Educational Gap In China, May 21, 2004 (pdf)
Chinese Money – How much is there? Where is it Going, May 22, 2004 (pdf)
The World of the Future, Pudong, China, May 24, 2004 (pdf)
Nanjing, the City with a long Memory, May 26, 2004 (pdf)
The Chinese Far West, May 27, 2004 (pdf)
The Tourist’s Dream, a Modern Shangri-la, June 3, 2004 (pdf)
The Fate of the Giant Panda Bear, June 8, 2004 (pdf)
Azerbaijan Walks a Fine Line, June 8, 2004 (pdf)
The Height of Luxury – Soon only a Memory, June 10, 2004 (pdf)
Letter on China Trip, June 16, 2004 (pdf)
Countdown in Iraq, Sept 19, 2004 (pdf)
Random dots on the page, Sept 20, 2004 (pdf)
Israel and Palestinians, October 2, 2004 (pdf)
Syria the Neighbor, October 4, 2004 (pdf)
Iran in the "Axis of Evil", October 5, 2004 (pdf)
Eastern Pivot of the “Axis of Evil” -- North Korea, Oct 8, 2004 (pdf)
Connecting the “Dots” on the Map, October 13, 2004 (pdf)
American Options for Iraq, November 5, 2004 (pdf)
The War to Continue War; Nov. 18, 2004 (pdf)
2003
Notes of Talk with Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, February 3, 2003 (pdf)
First Impressions of Baghdad, February 5, 2003 (pdf)
The Baghdad Museum Endangered, February 10, 2003 (pdf)
As War Approaches, February 23, 2003 ((pdf)
Dark Matter, March 17, 2003 (pdf)
The Kurds in the Iraq War, March 22, 2003 (pdf)
La verdadera cruzada de Bush, March 27, 2003 (online)
The Horror of the Palestine Conflict, April 7, 2003 (pdf)
Understanding American Policy, April 10, 2003 (pdf)
A Third Middle Eastern War?, April 18, 2003 (pdf)
A Catastrophe for our Civilization, April 20, 2003 (pdf)
Iraqi Quicksand, April 27, 2003 (pdf)
Tariq Aziz, April 30, 2003 (pdf)
Iraq: The End or the Beginning?, May 4, 2003 (pdf)
The Virtues and Perils of the American Political System, May 10, 2003 (pdf)
Secrecy versus Freedom of Information, June 10, 2003 (pdf)
The Fall of the Almighty Dollar, June 25, 2003 (pdf)
Rebuilding Iraq won't be easy, but it will be profitable, July 1, 2003 (pdf)
The Yellow Cake Scandal, July 9, 2003 (pdf)
A Turning of the Tide? Part I, Foreign Affairs, July 15, 2003 (pdf)
A Turning of the Tide? Part II, Domestic Affairs, July 17, 2003 (pdf)
The Baghdad Museum: A Great Cultural Legacy became a Casualty of War, July 15, 2003 (pdf)
Another Slice of Yellowcake, July 20, 2003 (pdf)
The Expensive School of Iraq, August 20, 2003 (pdf)
Down, Down, Down in the Iraqi Quicksand, August 30, 2003 (pdf)
The Chinese Ricebowl made modern, September 25, 2003 (pdf)
A Quick Look at China Today, October 4, 2003 (pdf)
India on the Edge, October 18, 2003 (pdf)
Iraq: Step by Step…In or Out? #1, November 12, 2003 (pdf)
Iraq: Step by Step…In or Out? #2, November 13, 2003 (pdf)
The Nonconservative Revolution in America, November 18, 2003 (pdf)
Who’s Who in the Nonconservative Clique, November 18, 2003 (pdf)
Conservativeness at “the Heights of Power,” November 18, 2003 (pdf)
The Inspiration and Outreach of the Nonconservative, November 18, 2003 (pdf)
The Nonconservative Agenda, November 18, 2003 (pdf)
The Unending Nonconservative Crusade, November 18, 2003 (pdf)
Copying Failure, From Palestine to Iraq, December 7, 2003 (pdf)
2002
What Kind of a World Will Our Grandchildren Face? March 23, 2002 (pdf)
Defining Terrorism, July 19, 2002 (pdf)
Freedom versus Secrecy, August 18, 2002 (pdf)
Build-up to War in Iraq, September 11, 2002 (pdf)
The Iraq Crisis compared to the Cuban Missile Crisis, September 11, 2002 (pdf)
The Bush Doctrine, September 21, 2002 (pdf)
Fear, Oct 7, 2002 (pdf)
Analysis of Intelligence, October 11, 2002 (pdf)
Before 2002
Encounters with Ibn Khaldun, March 7, 2001 (pdf)
Toward a Solution to Terrorism, October 2, 2001 (pdf)
Iraq: A New Leaf, February 18, 1999 (The New York Review of Books) (online)
Iraq: A New Leaf, February 18, 1999 (pdf)
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