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These TOC commentaries and external background articles address the proper role of international relations in the struggle to defend civilization from terrorism and nihilism. What are the proper roles of unilateralism and multilateralism? Who are the allies of freedom, and how can they work together to dissuade and reform the enemies of modern life?
TOC Commentaries:
Weighing War: How to Think About Iraq and North Korea by William Thomas
Posted: 4/1/2003 |
| Description: When should a free country go to war? William Thomas lays out the essentials
of the Objectivist approach to foreign policy and war. Looking at the cases
of Iraq and North Korea, the article examines the considerations that should
go into a decision for war, and assesses the long term effects and
legitimacy of war in both cases. |
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Rejecting the Fetish of United Nations Consensus by Edward Hudgins
Posted: 3/20/2003 |
| Description: Whether one favors the war with Iraq or not, those with a fetish for a United Nations sanction to give moral legitimacy to American actions exposed their own ethical confusion and pernicious political premises. In this op-ed I argue that the United States was founded to protect the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of its citizens, while the U.N. is dominated by governments that repress their own people. American foreign policies should be judged by whether they protect the freedom of Americans, not by whether they can garner a majority from the mortally bankrupt. |
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Treating like as like, Arafat and The Axis of Evil by Shawn E. Klein
Posted: 3/27/2002 |
| Description: Arafat is as much a part of the evil in the world as Saddam
Hussein, and should be treated accordingly. |
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Remember: It's not 'Infinite Justice' by Roger Donway
Posted: 11/20/2001 |
| Description: Linking the war on terrorism to women's rights is wrong as a matter of tactics, because it is likely to backfire very soon. But linking the war on terror to women's rights is wrong on a much deeper level, the strategic level. |
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The Justice of War by Patrick Stephens
Posted: 11/16/2001 |
| Description: Just War Theory. The aggressor -- in this case al-Qaedi and the Taliban -- is responsible for the loss of innocent life in a just war. |
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Unilateral Moral Disarmament by Robert James Bidinotto
Posted: 9/21/2001 |
| Description: Robert James Bidinotto explains why certain philosophic principles led the terrorists to committ the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and how philosophic ideas prevalent in America morally disarmed us from properly protecting our country from an attack like September 11, 2001. |
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What Will Happen Now? by James S. Robbins
Posted: 9/21/2001 |
| Description: James S. Robbins discusses the security and retalitory options that America has after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attack on September 11, 2001 |
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Rethinking Foreign Policy (Part I) by Roger Donway
Posted: 11/1/1993 |
| Description: Roger Donway's first article in a 3 part series on a rational foreign policy. Originally published in 1993. |
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External Articles
"Desert Shame Redux" National Review Online Posted: 5/12/2003
By Michael Ledeen |
Description:Terrorism scholar Michael Ledeen argues that the war on terror must be continued on into Iran and Syria, though not necessarily by military means.
Article Date: April 30, 2003 |
"What the U.S. Needs to Promote in Iraq (Hint: It’s Not Democratization Per Se)" FPRI Wire Posted: 5/12/2003
By Walter McDougall |
Description:istorian Walter McDougall argues that what the United States hopes to achieve in Iraq has never been done before—and that history provides no reason to believe Americans are the people to do it. Nevertheless, he writes, it is possible, and it must be attempted. Democracy as such, he argues, should not be first on the agenda. A useful guide to the issues.
Article Date: May 2003, Volumen 11, Number 2 |
"Whose War? A roll call of the architects" AndrewSullivan.com Posted: 4/18/2003
By Andrew Sullivan |
Description:Andrew Sullivan surveys the many causes of the war in Iraq, from the U.N. to 9/11. It’s at least as Clintonian as neo-conservative, he says.
Article Date: March 24, 2003 |
"The Road To War" National Review Online Posted: 4/18/2003
By Harvey Sicherman |
Description:Harvey Sicherman, president of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, provides a concise summary of the diplomatic maneuvering that preceded the war in Iraq and speculates about what diplomacy's failure means for the future of the UN.
Article Date: March 23, 2003 |
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"Iraq, the Middle East, and Beyond" Frontline Posted: 4/16/2003
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Description:The PBS programs' site brings together important strategists discussing the war on terrorism and the war it engenders.
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"Illusion of Muslim Unity" Dawn Posted: 12/22/2001
By Irfan Husain |
Description:A journalist for the Pakistani magazine points out the core problem Islamic countries face: "is a conflict between the perceived dictates of our faith and the demands of modernization and rationality. For centuries, Muslim rulers have been unwilling to provide the space and freedom needed for free thought to flourish, exercising tight control over intellectuals and teachers. This is why there is such little creative activity in the Muslim world."
Article Date: December 15, 2001 |
"Don't 'Engage' Rogue Regimes" Wall Street Journal Posted: 12/22/2001
By Michael Rubin |
Description:A scholar of the Middle East argues for confrontation rather than compromise in the war on terrorism; the article is of special interest for the author's report of a visit to Sudan.
Article Date: December 12, 2001 |
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"Deterrence Works" London Telegraph Posted: 12/4/2001
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Description:This editorial argues that answering force with force is both practical and moral.
Article Date: December 2, 2001 |
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Freedom House Freedom House Posted: 11/1/2001
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Description:The Freedom House site contains its freedom ratings, with summary reports on the status of human rights and abuses of rights in each country. A useful source of information on our allies and enemies in the Middle East.
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The Middle East Forum The Middle East Forum Posted: 9/21/2001
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Description:This research institute, led by Daniel Pipes, "works to define and promote American interests in the Middle East." Its journal, Middle East Quarterly, publishes accessible analyses by scholars.
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