2011/5

Comment: Will Oil Drown the Arab Spring?

Democracy and the Resource Curse

Comment: Europe's Palestine Problem

Making Sure the EU Matters to Middle East Peace

Comment: A New Kind of Korea

Building Trust Between Seoul and Pyongyang

Essay: Al Qaeda’s Challenge

The Jihadists’ War With Islamist Democrats

Essay: September 11 in Retrospect

George W. Bush’s Grand Strategy, Reconsidered

Essay: Leaving Afghanistan to the Afghans

A Commander’s Take on Security

Essay: Afghanistan's Ethnic Puzzle

Decentralizing Power Before the U.S. Withdrawal

Essay: The Inevitable Superpower

Why China’s Dominance Is a Sure Thing

Essay: The Middling Kingdom

The Hype and the Reality of China’s Rise

Essay: Surgical Strikes in the Drug Wars

Smarter Policies for Both Sides of the Border

Essay: Palestine Goes to the UN

Understanding the New Statehood Strategy

Essay: The Unbreakable Muslim Brotherhood

Grim Prospects for a Liberal Egypt

Essay: Commanding Democracy in Egypt

The Military's Attempt to Manage the Future

Essay: Tokyo's Transformation

How Japan Is Changing -- and What It Means for the United States

Review Essay: Haiti’s Rise From the Rubble

The Quest to Recover From Disaster

Review Essay: Invading Afghanistan, Then and Now

What Washington Should Learn From Wars Past

Review Essay: Groundhog War

The Limits of Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan