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	Analysis + Opinion January 26, 2016 Beyond the Syria debacle John TirmanHuffington Post It is unlikely that the upcoming Syria talks in Geneva will in any way resolve the crisis or even move closer to a resolution. That hopelessness is evident on all sides.
	Analysis + Opinion January 4, 2016 Saudi allies sever ties with Iran Jim WalshWBUR: Here & Now The execution of a Shiite cleric by Saudi Arabia on Saturday sparked violent anti-Saudi protests in Iran yesterday. In response, Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Iran last night, and allies including Sudan and Bahrain followed suit this morning.
	Analysis + Opinion December 15, 2015 The origins of intolerance in America John TirmanHuffington Post In the last few weeks, the alarming rise of vitriolic anti-immigrant, xenophobic rhetoric from the right wing has alarmed a large segment of the American people, but equally disturbing is how much support these noxious views are getting from the public.
	Analysis + Opinion December 9, 2015 Is it fascism? Obloquy run amok John TirmanHuffington Post The Donald Trump outrage of the week—that Muslims of all kinds should be barred entry to the United States — has rightly earned nearly universal rebuke.
	Analysis + Opinion November 27, 2015 Climate leadership: Paris and the paradox of the US role John TirmanHuffington Post One of the standard tropes of American politics is about global leadership. The automatic assumption on nearly all pressing issues is that we lead, and one of the charges typical of presidential campaigns is that the other candidate doesn’t, can’t or won’t lead.
	Analysis + Opinion November 20, 2015 Contain ISIS Barry R. PosenThe Atlantic The Paris attacks have naturally prompted calls for a stronger response. But restraint is the better course of action.
	Analysis + Opinion November 17, 2015 In Syria, politics can be more effective than military action Roger Petersen New York Times Playing politics entails costs, but bombing only promises stalemate and 'boots on the ground' involves untenable risks.
	Analysis + Opinion November 15, 2015 Why Paris? John TirmanWBUR: Cognoscenti The attacks in Paris on Friday can be grasped in a number of ways none of them fully satisfying while they usher in another round of recrimination.
	Analysis + Opinion October 15, 2015 The Iran deal comes with costs John TirmanBoston Globe For those of us who lobbied for a nuclear restraint agreement with Iran, the accord that was finally finished in mid-July and has now gone into effect is a sterling victory.
	Analysis + Opinion October 8, 2015 The human cost of war John TirmanForeign Affairs The wars that the United States has waged in the Middle East have generally led to yet more interventions. Among the many reasons for the record of poor outcomes is the United States’ failure to account for the human costs of war.
	Analysis + Opinion August 3, 2015 Science and the republicans' annulment of the Enlightenment John TirmanHuffington Post Increasingly, scientists are engaged in acquiring, synthesizing, and applying knowledge for the benefit of humankind, directly immersing themselves in the practice of informing policy and educating the public.
	Analysis + Opinion June 1, 2015 The failure of neoliberalism John TirmanBoston Globe The tens of thousands of migrants around the world who are frantic enough to take unsafe boats or sit atop fast-moving trains to get to Europe or America are telling us something vital about the global economy.
	Analysis + Opinion March 20, 2015 How Iran became the Middle East's moderate force Mansour SalsabiliNational Interest Iran is a rational actor whom America should embrace.
	Analysis + Opinion February 26, 2015 Putin’s war of words, decoded By Elizabeth Wood The Washington Post On Feb. 20, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin handed out medals in a special ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of World War II, the war Russians know as The Great Patriotic War.
	Analysis + Opinion February 17, 2015 The Pentagon’s bloat Benjamin H. FriedmanBoston Globe Accounting tricks and self-interested politicians ensure that US military spending will remain immune from any real ‘hard choices’.
	Analysis + Opinion February 10, 2015 Just say no: America should avoid these wars Barry R. PosenNational Interest The bipartisan U.S. foreign-policy establishment seems to only know how to generate new wars. None end well.
	Analysis + Opinion February 9, 2015 US social science and international relations Stephen Van EveraWar on the Rocks In the eloquent essay that kicked off “The Schoolhouse” series, my colleague Frank Gavin pointed to a number of issues that affect and infect graduate education in international affairs, particularly at the PhD level.
	Analysis + Opinion February 6, 2015 Does the Islamic State believe in sovereignty? Richard A. NielsenThe Washington Post The Islamic State claims that its attempt to assert exclusive political control over wide swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria is legitimate, but its brand of sovereignty is very different from the existing international norms.
	Analysis + Opinion February 5, 2015 Breaking discipline and closing gaps? The state of international relations education Francis J. GavinWar on the Rocks Over 20 years ago, esteemed political scientist Alexander George published Bridging the Gap: Theory and Practice in Foreign Policy, which identified a growing divide between academics and policymakers interested in foreign policy and international affairs.
	Analysis + Opinion January 21, 2015 How Obama fell short on cybersecurity Joel BrennerPOLITICO Magazine Under the president’s proposals, we’ll remain America the vulnerable.