Micah Zenko

Hawking Something

The Syria interventionists want us to go to war. They're wrong.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 30, 2013

What Is the Why

Does it really matter what motivated the Boston bombers? 

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 23, 2013

Clip the Agency's Wings

Why Obama needs to take the drones away from the CIA.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 16, 2013

An Inconvenient Truth

Finally, proof that the United States has lied in the drone wars.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 10, 2013

The L Word

In Washington, "leadership" is the disease, not the cure.

BY MICAH ZENKO | APRIL 2, 2013

This Is Not the Drone Debate We're Looking For

How Rand Paul and company are totally missing the point.

BY MICAH ZENKO | MARCH 19, 2013

God Bless Bob Woodward

In praise of investigative reporting.

BY MICAH ZENKO | MARCH 12, 2013

A First Draft of the Third War

Why President Obama should commission a history of targeted killing.

BY MICAH ZENKO | MARCH 6, 2013

Most. Dangerous. World. Ever.

The ridiculous hyperbole about government budget cuts.

BY MICAH ZENKO | FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The Signal and the Noise

Why subtlety and national security don't mix.

BY MICAH ZENKO | FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The Warrior King

Isn't this an awful lot of war for President 'Peace in Our Time'?

BY MICAH ZENKO | FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Investigate This

The U.N. will pry America's drones out of our cold, dead hands.

BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 29, 2013

Flyover Country

Why the United States can't just drone Algeria.

BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 22, 2013

The 3:00 AM Call

Why aren't we asking Hagel about the stuff the SecDef actually does?

BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 15, 2013

Target Window

Time for President Obama to reform drone policy.

BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 8, 2013

Nudging the President

Splitting the difference is no way to win a war.

BY MICAH ZENKO | DECEMBER 18, 2012

General Assistance

Why are civilian officials so much more secretive than the military?

BY MICAH ZENKO | DECEMBER 11, 2012

Final Countdown

Did the United States just set a March deadline for war with Iran?

BY MICAH ZENKO | DECEMBER 4, 2012

Offensive Maneuver

Why does Leon Panetta hate democracy?

BY MICAH ZENKO | NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Decline Is Not a River in Egypt

Why does the Arab world still think America is all-powerful?

BY MICAH ZENKO | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Dempsey's Paradox

The world is getting less violent. So why do we feel so threatened?

BY MICAH ZENKO | NOVEMBER 13, 2012

'A Period of Persistent Conflict'

Why the United States will never have another peacetime president.

BY MICAH ZENKO | NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The Long Third War

No matter who wins in November, America should get ready for 10 more years of drones.

BY MICAH ZENKO | OCTOBER 30, 2012

The All-Powerful President

And four other lies we tell ourselves about foreign policy.

BY MICAH ZENKO | OCTOBER 23, 2012

100% Right 0% of the Time

Why the U.S. military can't predict the next war.

BY MICAH ZENKO | OCTOBER 16, 2012

Don't Just 'Do Something'

Why Obama shouldn't send a bunch of ninjas to Benghazi.

BY MICAH ZENKO | OCTOBER 9, 2012

The Projectionist

Why Bibi can't scare the U.S. into bombing Iran.

BY MICAH ZENKO | OCTOBER 2, 2012

Forget 'Better Off'

Are you safer than you were four years ago?

BY MICAH ZENKO | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The Seven Deadly Sins of John Brennan

What Obama's high priest of targeted killings doesn't want you to know.

BY MICAH ZENKO | SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The Lethal Bureaucrat

Who is John Brennan?

BY MICAH ZENKO | SEPTEMBER 11, 2012