Terms of Engagement
List of Terms of Engagement articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Human Rights Council Condemns Actual Human Rights Abusers!
Or, in praise of small victories.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Enough Talking, Kofi
It’s time for the world to stop hiding behind Kofi Annan's skirts. We gave diplomacy a chance in Syria; now we must accept that diplomacy has failed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Terrorist Fishing in the Yemen
The Obama administration has doubled down on the use of drones to go after bad guys. How long until the blowback comes?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Accidental Peacemaker
China now finds itself on the side of peace in a brewing border conflict between Sudan and South Sudan. But is it really committed to stopping its old buddy, Bashir?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Our Man in Baghdad
Don't look now, but the greatest threat to Middle East stability might just be the "democracy" we created in Iraq.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Latin Lovers’ Quarrel
Obama may be well-liked by the people of Latin America, but smiling and waving won't clean up the mess the United States leaves on their table.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Two Cheers for Malian Democracy
The West African country has a lot going for it, but sadly that's not enough.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Wages of 9/11
The war on terror may be over, but it's left behind a terrible human rights legacy -- and Barack Obama has done very little about it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Least Bad Option
Let's face it, there are no good solutions to the mess in Syria.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pandering in Paris
With President Nicolas Sarkozy closing the gap in the run up to elections, challenger Francois Hollande is falling back on the tired, old Socialist battle cry.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will the Good BRICS Please Stand Up?
You can call them respectable democracies, but India, Brazil, and South Africa will be judged by how they act abroad. And on the Syria question, it's been shameful.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Egypt Backlash
Is it a fantasy to believe that the United States can still promote democracy in non-democratic states?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Would John Adams Do About Iran?
It’s time for No. 44 to channel No. 2.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fumbling the Nuclear Football
President Obama finally has a chance to make good on his pledge to rid the world of nuclear weapons. So why is he so afraid of making history?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Loss We Can Live With
The endgame in Afghanistan isn’t 2013 or 2014; it’s already happened. The only thing now is to make sure that the retreat is not a total disaster for those we leave behind.
