http://american.com Insight on what's happening beyond the United States. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://american.com/archive/2013/may/hindsight-isnt-20-20 Many lessons should be drawn from the U.S. experience in Iraq. Unfortunately, we’re not learning what we should. No publisher Thomas Chiapelas 2013-05-22T14:16:15Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/may/time-for-an-independent-kurdistan An independent Kurdistan is now more feasible than ever. The United States should seize this historic opportunity to support a strong ally in the Middle East – and one of the world’s most prominent stateless peoples. No publisher Jay Hallen 2013-05-09T21:35:37Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/may/syrias-air-defenses-formidable-or-not It seems doubtful that Pentagon planners truly believe that Syria’s air defenses are a significant hurdle to intervening in that country’s civil war. No publisher Gary Schmitt 2013-05-07T15:45:08Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/april/the-true-crisis-in-the-asia-pacific The Asia-Pacific’s most dangerous crisis may be going overlooked due to North Korean threats. Despite the Obama administration’s ‘pivot’ to the region, Asian allies worry that the United States will not continue to be a steadfast partner. No publisher Michael Mazza 2013-04-23T13:49:43Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/april/the-bluffing-blowhard-kim-jong-un Should we still be worried even if North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is only bluffing? The best policy may be to humor him. No publisher Lee Harris 2013-04-06T00:54:31Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/april/cuba-should-remain-designated-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism The State Department is reportedly considering dropping Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. Doing so would hand Havana a major – and unmerited – diplomatic victory. No publisher Mauricio Claver-Carone 2013-04-02T03:14:50Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/march/latins-rally-to-restore-human-rights-panel Latin American countries have finally rallied and rejected a bid by leftist regimes to silence the region’s human rights watchdog. Now regional democracies must restore the organization’s credibility after years of yielding to Chavistas. No publisher Roger F. Noriega 2013-03-27T22:07:01Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/march/post-chavez-crisis-an-opportunity-for-venezuela With more audacious leadership among Venezuela’s democrats and intelligent solidarity from abroad, an anti-U.S. narcostate could be replaced with a friendly, democratic, and prosperous ally. No publisher Roger F. Noriega 2013-03-05T22:02:31Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/february/cutting-the-iran-china-connection Time for meaningful non-military pressure against Iran is quickly running out. U.S. policy needs to inflict more economic pain now. No publisher Ilan Berman 2013-02-13T21:42:25Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/january/just-how-polluted-is-china-anyway Decades ago, I wrote the first comprehensive books on China’s energy and environment. I have not been surprised by the country’s continuing environmental degradation; even so, I could not have predicted such a deterioration of air quality. No publisher Vaclav Smil 2013-01-31T16:09:18Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/january/chinas-sick-yellow-river China’s water pollution is even worse than its better-known air pollution. As long as the Chinese people have few private rights, government-backed pollution will continue. No publisher Roger Bate 2013-01-31T15:44:28Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2013/january/no-easing-in-the-european-crisis Far from fading, it is all too probable that the European crisis will intensify over the course of the coming year. No publisher Desmond Lachman 2013-01-01T23:57:09Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/december/will-the-state-department-legitimize-a-narco-authoritarian-regime-in-venezuela If Congress does not act soon, career diplomats may get their wish of normalizing relations with Caracas. No publisher Roger Noriega 2012-12-13T22:18:06Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/october/the-scariest-day-of-my-life ‘It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response.’ No publisher John Steele Gordon 2012-10-23T02:44:44Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/october/don-quixote-is-alive-and-well-and-living-in-spain Spain is the euro area’s fourth-largest economy. Bad government policy threatens the whole euro project and the global economy. No publisher Desmond Lachman 2012-10-17T03:47:31Z BernArticle