Latest articles by Daniel Larison
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Mitt Romney's dangerous game
feature GOP hawks are taking a reckless stance in opposing the START nuclear treaty. Has a willingness to endanger the country for partisan advantage become the Republicans' new litmus test?
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WikiLeaks' perverse agenda
feature The whistleblower group has had some success in turning public opinion against the Afghanistan war. But their sensationalist campaign isn't helping anyone's cause, including their own
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The end of our 'special relationship' with Britain
feature After decades of playing second fiddle to the U.S., Britain, like other U.S. allies, is prepared to chart a more independent course. It's about time.
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Why the GOP clings to illusions
feature Many Republicans believe things about Barack Obama that are obviously false. Here's why
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Who lost conservatism?
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Obama, Huntsman, and Republican oblivion
feature President Obama's nomination of Republican Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman to be ambassador to China has left the struggling GOP even more marginalized on foreign policy—and they don't even seem to realize it.
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Obama follows Bush's passage to India
feature Obama must have been tempted to adopt an 'Anything but Bush' foreign policy. But in India, at least, he has wisely followed his predecessor's lead.
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Talking to tyrants in Iran
feature There are no guarantees that direct U.S. engagement with Iran will improve the fortunes of Iranian reformers, but it will help them more than new sanctions will.
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Obama in Cairo: Not far enough
feature The president achieved something. But he failed to reach the one audience that really matters.
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The Mullahs will win: Deal with it.
feature The hard-liners in Iran will likely survive. But the regime will be more likely to strike a deal with the U.S. as a result of this week's dramatic protests.
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The Pakistan Gamble
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Nuclear Iran? Get used to it
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Making a fetish of democracy
feature From Iraq to Afghanistan and beyond, Washington remains in thrall to the idea that democratization will make other nations more peaceful and reliable allies. It isn't true.
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Killing Taliban leaders isn't enough
feature To diminish support for the Taliban ... there eventually must be greater accommodation of the aggrieved population’s interests. If those grievances cannot be accommodated, it will not matter how many (Baitullah) Mehsuds our forces assa
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Biden is no loose cannon
feature Joe Biden keeps getting grief for putting his foot in his mouth, especially on matters of foreign policy. But there may be a method to his supposed madness.
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How the U.S. needlessly alienates Russia
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Misusing Russia in Iran
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The U.S. should stay in Haiti
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Why America shouldn't panic over Putin
feature Russia's strong-willed leader is back for a third term as president. And as long as Mitt Romney cools the "number one geopolitical foe" talk, we'll be just fine
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Rand Paul's baffling support for Mitt Romney's cowboy foreign policy
feature The Kentucky senator is supposed to inherit his father's libertarian mantle. Instead, he seems to be endorsing a return to Bush-era recklessness
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The Europe Mitt Romney wants to visit is a figment of his imagination
feature In the Republican's view, the EU is packed with socialist boondoggles that Obama foolishly wants to emulate. Mitt is about to get a major wake-up call
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Newt Gingrich's dangerous, self-aggrandizing foreign policy
feature The GOP presidential frontrunner sees the world in stark, apocalyptic terms that would be sure to endanger America should Gingrich win the White House
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The incredible shrinking foreign policy debate
feature Obama and Romney rarely offer detailed solutions to the world's political, economic, and military problems. That leaves us scrutinizing each party's platform for clues
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A year later, Libya is still a mess
feature After the West's much-ballyhood intervention, Libya is dominated by a complex tangle of violent militias — and the chaos is spilling into neighboring countries
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