No-Fly Zones as Security Theater

Security is not philanthropy.  Promising more than we can give will quickly pull us into ground war in Libya. 

Illusions of Safety

Stopping new nuclear plants will not make the world any safer.

The Sum of All Fears

It may be in tiny Bahrain where Washington pays the piper for 35 years of intervention in the Arab world.

An Announcement from the Publisher

The National Interest's publisher has changed its name.

Kim Jong Il and the Hunger Problem

Famine for the North Koreans will not mean the end of the regime. Hunger knows no politcs.

The Chinese Cozy Up to the Pakistanis

Washington is being replaced as Islamabad's paramour du jour. More war for South Asia.

The basis of the U.S.-Saudi relationship is an urban myth promulgated by Al-Saud supporters in Washington.

Regional Headlines

Terror at Domodedovo

Moscow's elite leaves the country's ordinary citizens to fend for themselves as the war for Russia's inner abroad rages on.

Free Baluchistan

To counter Islamism in nuclear Pakistan, the United States should do more to support Baluch insurgents.

Bifurcating the Middle East

A new American strategy for the region: siding with the good guys. 

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March 18, 2011