War in Ukraine: airstrikes, drones and a looming counteroffensive
This week saw heightened tensions in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A wave of drone strikes hit the Russian capital Tuesday morning, bringing the war to Moscow for the first…
President Bush’s recent speech to the UN described the spread of democracy as a key to winning the war on terrorism. But some analysts question that link. We talk about the causes of terrorism and what happens when democracy takes root in a country.
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- Reuel Marc Gerecht Senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, former Middle East specialist for the CIA
- F. Gregory Gause, III Associate professor of political science and director of the Middle Eastern studies program at the University of Vermont
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