Latest articles by Daniel Larison
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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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Why we should be thrilled by NATO's lack of action
feature An international summit in Chicago produces few results. But that's better than NATO endorsing a boneheaded intervention in Syria
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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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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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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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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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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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The Pakistan Gamble
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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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Who lost conservatism?
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The U.S. should stay in Haiti
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Turkey's Israel problem
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Nuclear Iran? Get used to it
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How the U.S. needlessly alienates Russia
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Misusing Russia in Iran
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