Posted in Arab Gulf, Books, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia on Apr 16th, 2008 Comments Off on ‘The Absence of Grand Strategy’
MESH invites selected authors to offer original first-person statements on their new books—why and how they wrote them, and what impact they hope and expect to achieve. Steve A. Yetiv is a professor of political science at Old Dominion University. His new book is The Absence of Grand Strategy: The United States in the Persian […]
Posted in Adam Garfinkle, Iraq on Apr 8th, 2008 Comments Off on Iraq: assessment and recommendations
From Adam Garfinkle I was asked recently for my assessment of U.S. policy in Iraq and my recommendations. My view is that we should withdraw U.S. military forces substantially from Iraq, but do so in a way that, given vital U.S. strategic interests in the region, avoids the optic of defeat to the extent possible. […]
Posted in Iraq, Stephen Peter Rosen on Apr 8th, 2008 Comments Off on Iraq: options by elimination
From Stephen Peter Rosen …when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes) What are the alternatives available to the United States in Iraq? Three appear to be worth considering. First, the United States might consider withdrawing its forces to the areas that produce […]
Posted in Books, Intelligence, Iraq on Apr 4th, 2008 Comments Off on ‘The Politics of Intelligence and American Wars with Iraq’
MESH invites selected authors to offer original first-person statements on their new books—why and how they wrote them, and what impact they hope and expect to achieve. Ofira Seliktar is a professor of political science at Gratz College and adjunct professor at Temple University, specializing in predictive failures in intelligence. Her new book is The […]
Posted in Barry Rubin, Iraq on Mar 21st, 2008 Comments Off on Iraq: still no easy answers
In November 2002, the Chronicle of Higher Education asked a number of scholars this question: “What will the world be like five years after a war with Iraq?” To mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, MESH asked all of the respondents to revisit their predictions. This week, MESH is posting the responses it […]
Posted in Democracy, Iraq, Martin Kramer, Public Diplomacy on Mar 20th, 2008 1 Comment »
In November 2002, the Chronicle of Higher Education asked a number of scholars this question: “What will the world be like five years after a war with Iraq?” To mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, MESH asked all of the respondents to revisit their predictions. This week, MESH is posting the responses it […]
Posted in Iraq on Mar 19th, 2008 Comments Off on Iraq: price of negligence
In November 2002, the Chronicle of Higher Education asked a number of scholars this question: “What will the world be like five years after a war with Iraq?” To mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, MESH asked all of the respondents to revisit their predictions. This week, MESH is posting the responses it […]
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