Foreign Affairs
Discredited Theory, Deflationary Thrall
Why there is such iron fidelity to neoliberal austerity in the contemporary community of official economists? It can’t be that it works. It doesn't work.
Clean Sweep
For the past two years, India's AAP party -- whose symbol is a broom -- has tapped into public anger and frustration by encouraging people to protest and organize.
Forsaken Ally
The end of the Communist era and access to long-closed archives opens a window into the largely untold suffering of Poland from 1939 to the fall of the Iron Curtain.
Known Unknowns
If we had reason to be confident that bombing some of Assad’s assets would save more Syrians than it would kill, armed intervention might be warranted. We don't.
Limited & Proportionate
President Obama is right to show restraint on Syria. But that doesn’t mean the United States should stand and watch great crimes being committed.
Will Our Polarization Cripple Us?
It was only a matter of time before our polarized politics threatened to destroy a president’s authority. Will Congress let that happen?
Don't Attack Syria
A defensible case for the attack on Syria would have to satisfy traditional “just war” standards. The proposed action meets none of them.
The Devil They Know
Many Syrian Christians who wouldn’t deny Assad’s record of repressing political opponents would rather put up with that than live under the rule of Islamists.
Free Market?
A current policy debate once again pits the bulk of the economics profession against common sense.
The Party of Humanity
The issues that gnaw at George Scialabba relate primarily to political economy. For an avowed man of the left, “the last three decades have been bitter medicine.”
Obama's Syrian Agony
An armed conflict with the Syrian government, even of limited duration, was never part of the president's dream.
Divided by Ancient Disputes
What is the source of the division between Sunnis and Shi‘ites, and how prevalent is this bifurcation in the Islamic world, a community of more than 1.6 billion?
