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Columns and Articles by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman

December 08, 2024

War Crimes


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December 22, 2023

Freedom of Speech Limits


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December 15, 2023

Putin?s Heritage


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December 08, 2023

War Crimes


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October 27, 2023

Palestinian Tragedy


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October 20, 2023

Winners and Losers


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September 22, 2023

Oppenheimer (1 of 2)


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September 08, 2023

Anti-Modernization Movements


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September 01, 2023

World America Made (2 of 2)


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August 25, 2023

The World America Made (1 of 2)


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July 14, 2023

Ukraine Reborn (1 of 2)


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June 30, 2023

When Bad Guys Fall Out


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June 02, 2023

What is NATO?


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December 02, 2022

American Populism


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November 11, 2022

Revolutiions in Russia and Iran


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October 23, 2022

September 23, 2022


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August 26, 2022

Evolution of the State Department


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July 08, 2022

Democracy or Religion?


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June 10, 2022

Russia and China: Frenemies?


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June 03, 2022

The Russian Way of War


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May 27, 2022

Democracy or Dictatorship?


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May 13, 2022

Crime & No Punishment, Part 1


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April 29, 2022

Good and Evil Debate


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April 22, 2022

Putin?s War Playbook


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April 15, 2022

Russia and Ukraine: Poisoned History


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February 25, 2022

Putin the Angry


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February 04, 2022

Weaponizing Language


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January 07, 2022

When Fiction Cuts Close


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October 15, 2021

One Hand Clapping?


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September 17, 2021

Hatred of Women


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August 20, 2021

Afghanistan and Nation Building


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August 06, 2021

Threats to Democracy


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July 02, 2021

World War IV, by Stealth


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World War IV, by Stealth


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June 25, 2021

Census Analysis (2 of 2)


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June 04, 2021

Afghanistan Dilemma


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April 09, 2021

Dumbing Down History Pajaronian


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March 12, 2021

The Long History of Lynch-mobs


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January 22, 2021

Can Biden Produce another "New Deal?"


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August 21, 2020

History in Perspective


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May 22, 2020

Presidential Leadership in History


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December 06, 2019

America?s Gift to the World


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America?s Gift to the World


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September 27, 2019

When Foreign Policy Gets It Wrong: Afghanistan


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July 26, 2019

Presidents at War


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July 05, 2019

The Element of Trust


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June 28, 2019

Putin?s Game Plan


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March 08, 2019

The Good and the Bad of Presidential Power


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February 23, 2019

The Russian Bear is Now a Snake


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December 07, 2018

The Final Gift of President Bush


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November 02, 2018

What to Do About Saudi Arabia


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October 05, 2018

The Liberal World Order.


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August 25, 2018

Why is Foreign Policy So Complex?


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July 07, 2018

Clash of Civilizations


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May 12, 2018

Getting Poison Gas Policies Wrong.


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March 31, 2018

Russia?s Disinformation Campaign


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February 24, 2018

Thirteen Russians Indicted for Election Meddling


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November 25, 2017

Is Saudi Arabia Heading for Disaster?


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November 11, 2017

Gender Wars in Perspective


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October 21, 2017

Vietnam Revisited


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October 14, 2017

Understanding Dangerous Weak Countries


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September 23, 2017

Nation Building in Afghanistan?


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July 01, 2017

Constitutional Crises In Our History


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June 17, 2017

Populism Across the Globe


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June 10, 2017

How Islamists Select Targets


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May 20, 2017

Limits to Tolerance (Part 2 of 3)


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April 22, 2017

America Has 250 Years of Consistent Foreign Policy


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March 25, 2017

The Trouble With Today?s "Cassandras."


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March 18, 2017

Sweden Does Have an Immigrant Problem.


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March 04, 2017

Two-State Solution Faces Reality


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February 25, 2017

Crisis for the Muslim World


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February 11, 2017

Ideas That Make People Kill.


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December 17, 2016

Populism?s Unanticipated Consequences: Dictatorship


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December 03, 2016

America?s History of Isolationism or Engagement.


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November 05, 2016

E Pluribus Unum?


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May 24, 2016

Book Review on Communism's Founding Tyrants


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May 21, 2016

Saudi Arabia: Our Troubled and Troublesome Ally (Part 2 of 2)


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May 14, 2016

Saudi Arabia: Our Troubled and Troublesome Ally (Part 1 of 2)


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April 09, 2016

Genocide extends back 7,000 years.


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March 05, 2016

With Women Like These?..


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February 13, 2016

How Our Presidents Promote Tolerance


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January 23, 2016

Europe's Good Intentions Hit the Wall of Reality.


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December 05, 2015

Are We At War? And With Whom?


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September 05, 2015

The United States of Europe Is Obviously Premature.


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August 01, 2015

What if the 30-Year Religious Wars Prediction Is Wrong?


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July 25, 2015

Let's Take a Long View of the Iran Deal.


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June 13, 2015

Asking the Wrong Question Can Lead to War.


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April 04, 2015

What's New: Destroying One's Own Religious Treasures


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January 10, 2015

Terrorists: "Insult us and we kill you."


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October 25, 2014

Does This War Have an End Game?


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September 20, 2014

This Is No Longer Your Grandfathers' Army.


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September 13, 2014

Conflicting Views of the President's Foreign Policy


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August 23, 2014

Caliphates and Tooth Fairies Are Cousins.


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August 16, 2014

Proxy Wars Have Unanticipated Consequences


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August 02, 2014

Can Wars Be Proportional?


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June 21, 2014

US Foreign Policy: Does History Repeat Itself? (Part 2 of 2)


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June 07, 2014

US Foreign Policy: What Are Our Goals and Priorities? (Part 1 of 2)


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April 26, 2014

Why Are We the World’s Policemen?


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April 05, 2014

“When They Love Their Children….”


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March 22, 2014

Putin’s Ideological Fantasy of Russian “Spirituality.”


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March 08, 2014

The Russian Bear Still Has Teeth Laina Farhat-Holzman


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February 01, 2014

Al Qaeda In Africa Increases Its Violence


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December 21, 2013

Countries Can Be Judged By Their Internments


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December 14, 2013

Alarms Bells Are Going Off As Al Qaeda Networks Spread.


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November 26, 2013

Why Some Women Love Violence.


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November 02, 2013

The “World Community” Has Double Standards.


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October 26, 2013

We Have Always Had Turncoats.


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August 17, 2013

How Do We Know that Domestic Violence is an “Epidemic?”


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June 22, 2013

Are We in an Everlasting War?


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May 25, 2013

“I'll Eat His Liver---But Not With Chianti.”


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February 02, 2013

Algeria’s Bloody Siege Shows Al Qaeda Gone Global


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January 26, 2013

Europe’s Multicultural Model Is Changing.


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December 08, 2012

Should National Defense be "Proportional?"


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November 17, 2012

Morphing to Murder


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July 28, 2012

Religion Has Two Faces: Benevolent and Malevolent.


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June 09, 2012

Now the Pentagon is Being Muzzled for Being “Critical of Islam.”


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June 02, 2012

Sometimes Inaction Against Bad Guys Has Dangerous Consequences.


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April 07, 2012

The Clash of Civilizations Has New Venues


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November 26, 2011

Was the Israeli and Hamas Prisoner Exchange a Good Deal?


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October 22, 2011

Is Human Violence Really on the Wane? Part 1 of 2


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September 10, 2011

Let Us Put the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 In Context.


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May 07, 2011

Does the Bin Laden Decapitated Snake Still Have Life?


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January 09, 2011

A Few Surprises Are Happening in Afghanistan!


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September 18, 2010

Did We Have Guns of August Again?


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May 15, 2010

Can We Ever Force Peace on Combatants?


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January 10, 2009

Why is War Always “Disproportionate”?


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