Latest articles by Daniel Larison
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The enduring failure of democracy promotion abroad
feature The American quest to spread freedom to autocrat-ruled nations is widely popular among foreign policy wonks. Too bad it doesn't work
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The brewing proxy war in Syria
feature As Western governments clamor for Bashar al-Assad's ouster, they roar toward a dangerous conflict with Syria's Russian and Iranian patrons
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Paul Ryan's foreign policy speeches: What they say about Mitt Romney's running mate
feature Foreign policy likely won't decide the election in November — unless perhaps voters learn just how aligned Ryan's world views are with those of George W. Bush
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The problem with political bloviating on China
feature U.S. presidential candidates love to harp on the world's most populous nation. But once they're in office, they quickly start singing a different tune
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Why America should stay out of Syria
feature Hawkish agitators are clamoring for the West to intervene in Syria's bloody civil war. That's a terrible, terrible idea
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The West's inimical posturing on Iran
feature The EU approves a ban on Iranian oil imports, but what the West really needs is a complete reappraisal of its dealings with Tehran
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America's limited leverage in Syria
feature The U.S. is finally telling Bashar al-Assad to leave power. But we're not the ones he'll listen to
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Is New START really a new era?
feature Opponents even now are stepping up their efforts to derail U.S.-Russia relations
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Mitt Romney's alarmist foreign policy: Bush redux?
feature The GOP presidential frontrunner offers a major policy address full of straw men, rhetorical relics, and shameless dishonesty
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The war in Libya is still a failure
feature Much of the world hails Moammar Gadhafi's death as a triumph for the West. But the war that toppled him remains misguided and illegal
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The GOP revolt on Libya
feature Major players in the reliably pro-war Republican Party fiercely oppose America's floundering war against Moammar Gadhafi, signaling a big shift in conservative politics
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The real legacy of 9/11
feature A decade after the attacks, America's "war on terror" still drains resources, mars our national reputation, and undermines our alliances
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The West's helplessness in Syria
feature The U.S. should ignore calls from Congress and the media to take action against Bashar Al-Assad's bloody crackdown, because sadly, there's nothing we can do
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The myth of American isolationists
feature Neocons and liberal interventionists accuse the more restrained among us of fostering America's decline. But nothing could be further from the truth
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Why a no-fly zone for Libya is a bad idea
feature There are many reasons. Chief among them: Anti-Gaddafi forces don't need help from the West
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The new Egypt looks a lot like the old one
feature Those in the United States and elsewhere who were hoping for fundamental democratic change need to readjust their expectations
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NATO's baffling Libya mission
feature The Western military alliance has no business being in Libya — and will damage what's left of its credibility over this ill-conceived adventure
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How America is destabilizing Pakistan
feature Our South Asian ally is right to demand that the U.S. immediately halt drone strikes within Pakistan's borders
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The GOP's massive Santorum-Paul schism
feature Santorum is an unrepentant Bush-era interventionist. Paul is a fierce critic of U.S. interference abroad. And the GOP can't decide who's right
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Republicans must get real on foreign policy
feature Enough with the reckless, tone-deaf warmongering. Conservatives ought to start listening to realists like Rand Paul and Jon Huntsman
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Marco Rubio's foreign policy: Blind, irrational, and dangerous
feature And somehow, this worldview still prevails among GOP leaders
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Why Obama will keep ignoring Syria in his second term
feature Many second-term presidents turn to foreign policy if they're viewed as lame ducks domestically. But don't expect Obama to go off starting wars
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The failure of the anti-Hagel campaign
feature The Democratic defections that conservatives coveted never materialized. And now many Republicans look like reflexively, dangerously aggressive people
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There is no good reason for the U.S. to intervene in Syria
feature But there sure are a lot of bad ones.
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