intervention

Who's Afraid of Isolationism?

by Stephen Wertheim

It's past time for "isolationism" to stop being a dirty word in discussing America's relationship to the world. The use of the term as a pejorative has justified too many ill-considered military interventions.

Syria Is Not Kosovo

by James P. Rubin

Russia and China were also opposed to intervention in Kosovo. But that's where the similarity ends.

No Good Options for Obama in Syria

by Michael H. Creswell

Inaction means Assad remains in power and Obama looking weak, but the president faces hurdles to action both at the UN and in Congress.