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Stay the Course: U.S. Should Maintain Its Strategy for Yemen

Stay the Course: U.S. Should Maintain Its Strategy for Yemen

America should prevent future attacks by fully acknowledging the threat posed by Yemeni terrorists, ensuring their prosecution when captured, and by continuing current American policy in support of the Yemeni government.

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Sanctioning Iran: How to Stop the Iranian Nuclear Program

Sanctioning Iran: How to Stop the Iranian Nuclear Program

. To move negotiations forward, the U.S. should proceed with a regimen of multilateral sanctions to put pressure on Iran to negotiate seriously. Sanctions, along with focused and serious negotiations, are America’s best chance to disarm Iran and prevent military action.

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Stopping the Settlements: How U.S. Economic Leverage Can Help

Stopping the Settlements: How U.S. Economic Leverage Can Help

If President Obama wishes to encourage moderate Palestinian leadership and the renewal of negotiations, he must spend his political capital in a manner that reflects the true urgency of the region’s political situation and does not assume, as Mr. Lieberman says, that the region has “learned to live with” violent conflict.

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A Right to Self-Defense: The U.S. Should Oppose the Goldstone Report

A Right to Self-Defense: The U.S. Should Oppose the Goldstone Report

Because Israel was justified in its defensive military operations against Hamas and because it took such strong measures to avoid civilian casualties, the U.S. should continue to support its ally in the face of international backlash against the conflict.

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Vietnam Redux: Avoiding Defeat in Afghanistan

Vietnam Redux: Avoiding Defeat in Afghanistan

The question of whether Afghanistan is the new Vietnam, however, is irrelevant. The real challenge for policy makers is to examine the roots of their similarities in order to find a potential solution to the situation in Afghanistan.

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Doubling Down: How to Win in Afghanistan

Doubling Down: How to Win in Afghanistan

Obama should endorse McChrystal’s call for more troops and augment it with a shift in political strategy that emphasizes strengthening Afghanistan’s failing government from the ground up.

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The Long War: Learning from the Parallels

The Long War: Learning from the Parallels

There is real potential for an independent Iraq to help develop a more secure and stable Persian Gulf. To this end, the U.S. should adopt a policy of respectful support, steering Iraq towards general objectives, but ultimately remaining well above the fray of Iraqi national politics.

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Sanctioning Iran

Sanctioning Iran

The Obama Administration must capitalize on Iran’s diminished international legitimacy by pushing for targeted multilateral sanctions.

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