The question is no longer whether sanctions create pressure. The question is whether generations of civilian suffering can remain an acceptable price for political objectives that remain unresolved after more than sixty years.”
Category: US Foreign Policy
Regime Change Wars: Why Military Interventions Rarely Deliver
Removing a regime without understanding local realities often leaves a country in chaos, creating power vacuums that extremists and insurgents exploit.”
The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.”
Threat of Regional Conflict
Roughly two-thirds of the population—more than 20 million people—require humanitarian assistance, including millions of children.”
Wrongfully Detained Americans Abroad and the Politics of Prisoner Exchangesud
Once a detention is deemed wrongful, it becomes a matter of policy—not just law.”