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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 16: Former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates signs copies of his new book, “Duty” during an event sponsored by Politico at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel on January 16, 2014 in Washington, DC. The book, according to the Washington Post’s Bob Woodward, “unleashes harsh judgments about President Obama’s leadership and his […]
A president’s effort to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
[inset_left]Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at WarBy Robert M. GatesKnopf, 640 pagesNew York, 2014[/inset_left] If asked, we could all imagine an impossible job. However, few of us are likely to run into the experience in real life. One man who did is Robert M. Gates,...Caption:
epa04018793 CORRECTION epa04015886 A handout photograph supplied by the Israeli Ministry of Defense on 11 January 2014 shows a young General Ariel (Arik) Sharon (2-L) with his head wrapped in a bandage as he speaks with with Defense Minister Moshe Dayan (R) and other unidentified army officers while on a boat on the Suex Canal […]
The Mixed Legacy of Ariel Sharon
[inset_left]Arik: The Life of Ariel SharonBy David LandauAlfred Knopf, 656 pagesNew York, 2014[/inset_left]How history judges a political leader has always depended, at least in part, on the timing of his departure from power or death. In that context, Ariel Sharon...Caption:
A resident inspects the damage to their house after a mortar shell believed to be from the Muslim rebels’ position hit a residential house as government forces clash anew with remnants of Muslim rebels in Zamboanga City, on southern island of Mindanao on September 21, 2013. Philippine security forces killed eight Muslim rebels September 19, […]
The Rise of the Urban Guerrillas
[inset_left]Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban GuerrillaBy David KilcullenPublished by Hurst & Company368 pagesLondon, 2013[/inset_left]On September 21 this year—the International Day of Peace—David Kilcullen arrived in the United Kingdom to give a...Caption:
In this Nov. 13, 1979 photo, Iranians pray and gather in front of the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, where Islamic revolutionary students had been holding 60 American employees hostage since Nov. 4, 1979. Former Iranian hostages had varied reactions to the news of the nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran in what is […]
The Tug of Two Identities
[inset_left]The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay: An American Family in IranBy Hooman MajdPublished by Allen Lane252 pagesLondon, 2013[/inset_left] Though presented as a travelogue, Hooman Majd’s new book is, in fact, an account of one man’s identity...Caption:
A man holds up an image of former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser during a demonstration against the Egyptian military council in Tahrir square in Cairo, in this file picture taken November 27, 2011. To match Special Report EGYPT-BROTHERHOOD/ REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori/Files (EGYPT – Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)