Think Again
List of Think Again articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Think Again: Japan’s Lost Decade
As the economic gloom deepens, many American politicians and commentators have invoked the recent history of Japan as a cautionary tale. But the comparison may be more misleading than helpful.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Think Again: Talking with Iran
With a new president in the White House and a celebrated reformist shaking up Tehran, the time seems ripe for a diplomatic breakthrough 30 years in the waiting. But when it comes to dealing with the Islamic Republic, be forewarned: Washington's usual go-slow approach is doomed to fail.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Think Again: Guantánamo
The risks posed by released detainees are overblown. Closing the prison at Guantánamo won’t be easy, but that’s a small price to pay to right a legal and moral wrong seven years in the making.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Think Again: Barack Obama and the War on Terror
Don’t hold your breath waiting for Barack Obama to end the war on terror.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Think Again: Counterinsurgency
Why the U.S. Army's focus on nation-building at the expense of warfighting is misguided and dangerous.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Think Again: Pirates
More than 20 countries are joining a special U.S.-led naval force to combat pirates off the coast of Somalia. But it won’t be warships that defeat these modern-day sea dogs.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Think Again: U.S. Foreign Aid
Shortly after a tsunami swept through the Indian Ocean last December, a U.N. official complained that the West was stingy with its relief donations. Stung by this criticism, the Bush administration increased its financial pledge tenfold overnightwhile loudly asserting that the United States actually led the global pack in foreign aid. Is the worlds wealthiest country a scrooge or a savior?