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The LWOT: Ayman al-Zawahiri appointed al-Qaeda leader

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JUNE 17, 2011

Country First

After a turbulent decade abroad, the Republican Party turns inward.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JUNE 17, 2011

Giving Away the Farm

The Obama administration is freely giving Russia sensitive information about missile defense that weakens U.S. national security.

BY R. JAMES WOOLSEY, REBECCAH HEINRICHS | JUNE 7, 2011

Obama's Illegal War

Libya is important, but the U.S. Constitution is ultimately what we're fighting for.

BY BRUCE ACKERMAN, OONA HATHAWAY | JUNE 1, 2011

Inpatients Abroad

How do you solve America's health-care woes? Outsource them.

BY CHARLES KENNY | MAY 30, 2011

The LWOT: Patriot Act renewed just before deadline

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 27, 2011

Misnomers and Misdirection

Hey, Bibi: Calling Hamas the al Qaeda of Palestine isn't just wrong, it's stupid.

BY DANIEL BYMAN | MAY 25, 2011

Blinded by the Right

The GOP's blatantly partisan love for Bibi obscures a dangerous reality: that unwavering support for Israel actually hurts wider U.S. interests in the Middle East.

BY MICHAEL A. COHEN | MAY 24, 2011

The LWOT: NYPD arrests two in plot against synagogue; U.S. finds bin Laden "diary"

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 13, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. releases bin Laden videos; AQIM lauds bin Laden

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 10, 2011

The LWOT: Al-Qaeda acknowledges bin Laden death

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 6, 2011

Freedom From Fear

Now that he's accomplished the central aim of George W. Bush's foreign policy, Barack Obama can finally get started on his own.

BY JAMES TRAUB | MAY 5, 2011

Freedom #Fail

Why we shouldn't expect Facebook and its Silicon Valley peers to act in the world's best interests.

BY JILLIAN C. YORK | APRIL 29, 2011

Hope Dies Last in Damascus

Will Bashar al-Assad's brutal crackdown on his citizens finally put an end to a decade of wishful thinking about the Syrian president?

BY JAMES TRAUB | APRIL 29, 2011

How America Must Respond to the Massacre in Syria

It’s time for President Obama to back up his rhetoric with firm action. The first step: Recall the U.S. ambassador from Damascus.

BY MARCO RUBIO | APRIL 28, 2011

The LWOT: Massive cache of Gitmo docs released

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 26, 2011

America's Free Trade Moment

Why the United States must sign three pending free trade agreements -- or risk losing its place in the global economy.

BY ORRIN HATCH | APRIL 18, 2011

The LWOT: Pakistan arrests two Frenchmen for terror involvement

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 15, 2011

The Y Article

The Pentagon's secret plan to slash its own budget.

BY JOHN NORRIS | APRIL 13, 2011

The War on Soft Power

Even the U.S. military doesn't want to cut the State Department and foreign aid budget. So why is Congress playing a dangerous game with America's global influence?

BY JOSEPH S. NYE JR. | APRIL 12, 2011

How Not to Declare a War

The Obama administration's legal rationale for bombing Libya suggests that while George W. Bush may be gone, the imperial presidency isn't.

BY SCOTT HORTON | APRIL 11, 2011

The Constitutional Clock Is Ticking on Obama's War

There's no question about it: The president must ask Congress to approve the Libya intervention. So why is Obama resisting?

BY BRUCE ACKERMAN, OONA HATHAWAY | APRIL 6, 2011

The LWOT: 9/11 plotters to be tried at Guantánamo

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 5, 2011

A Decade of Wishful Thinking

Western policymakers and pundits tried for years to convince themselves that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was a reformer. He's not.

APRIL 4, 2011

The LWOT: New data released on FBI terror investigations; Saudi accused of terror plot pleads not guilty

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 29, 2011

Did 'The Israel Lobby' Change Anything?

Five years after.

BY STEPHEN M. WALT | MARCH 25, 2011

The LWOT: DOJ announces relaxed Miranda rules; Alleged white supremacist indicted over Spokane bomb

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 25, 2011

Obama's Unconstitutional War

By unilaterally going to war against Libya, Obama is bringing America closer to the imperial presidency than Bush ever did.

BY BRUCE ACKERMAN | MARCH 24, 2011

The LWOT: Awlaki-linked terror plotter sentenced to 30 years in prison; Brennan hits out at administration critics

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 22, 2011

The LWOT: DOJ indicts Canadian in NY Subway plot; Lawmakers and lawyers spar over Gitmo

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 18, 2011