Max Fisher

Max Fisher is a former writer and editor at The Atlantic.

1979 State Department Cable Illuminates U.S.-Iran Mistrust

1979 State Department Cable Illuminates U.S.-Iran Mistrust

What a U.S. diplomat had to say about "Persian culture and psychology" More »

A Nuclear Standoff With Libya

A Nuclear Standoff With Libya

State Department documents show that, for 32 tense days last year, Muammar al-Qaddafi's government tried to use its stockpile of weapons-grade material to blackmail the United States More »

If Taliban Leader Mansour Was Fake, So Were Plans for Peace

If Taliban Leader Mansour Was Fake, So Were Plans for Peace

The U.S. spent months negotiating with a man posing as the group's second-in-command More »

How Blocking New START Could Weaken U.S. Foreign Policy

How Blocking New START Could Weaken U.S. Foreign Policy

If the Russian president gets nothing for his sacrifices, other world leaders may think twice about cutting deals with us More »

Enemy of All States: Why al-Qaeda Just Denounced Iran

Enemy of All States: Why al-Qaeda Just Denounced Iran

The group may be ideologically incompatible with a meaningful state alliance More »

What We Can Learn From Saudi Intelligence

What We Can Learn From Saudi Intelligence

Can the U.S. reproduce Saudi Arabia's hard-won counterterrorism successes? More »

The Silver Lining of Obama Defending 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

The Silver Lining of Obama Defending 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Bad for gay servicemembers, good for the rule of law More »

Is Pakistan a Bigger Obstacle to Peace Than the Taliban?

Is Pakistan a Bigger Obstacle to Peace Than the Taliban?

Why we're protecting our stated enemy from our purported ally More »

The Afghan War is Becoming the Pakistan War

The Afghan War is Becoming the Pakistan War

As Pakistan urges on the Taliban, the U.S. seeks peace More »

Morocco's Largest Arabic Newsweekly to Fold Under State Pressure

Morocco's Largest Arabic Newsweekly to Fold Under State Pressure

Nichane discussed sex, religion, and political freedom More »

Ahmed Chalabi: WMD Were 'Marginal' to Iraq Invasion

Ahmed Chalabi: WMD Were 'Marginal' to Iraq Invasion

The former Iraqi leader has long been accused to misleading the U.S. into war More »

Bill Bratton: What Beat Cops Can Teach Counterterrorists

Bill Bratton: What Beat Cops Can Teach Counterterrorists

The one-time top cop in New York and Los Angeles on why homeland security is hometown security More »

Geithner: A GOP Congress Can Support Obama's Policies

Geithner: A GOP Congress Can Support Obama's Policies

The treasury secretary cited TARP as a bipartisan achievement and said inaction now on the economy will cost the U.S. greatly later More »

Carlyle Group's Rubenstein: How to Address Emerging Markets

Carlyle Group's Rubenstein: How to Address Emerging Markets

Failure to meet the challenge of foreign countries will doom the next generation to a lower standard of living than exists today More »

George Will: In Defense of Partisanship

George Will: In Defense of Partisanship

How two presidents who graduated from Princeton explain American politics and Barack Obama More »

Fmr. Intelligence Director: New Cyberattack May Be Worse Than 9/11

Fmr. Intelligence Director: New Cyberattack May Be Worse Than 9/11

Mike McConnell warns that the U.S. is unprepared for an assault through the Web More »

Pakistani Journalists Call for End to U.S.-Pakistan Partnership

Pakistani Journalists Call for End to U.S.-Pakistan Partnership

A very bad sign for our crucial alliance More »

The Risks of Isolating China

The Risks of Isolating China

Why the U.S. strategy of containment should remain balanced, limited, and focused on long-term, mutually beneficial coexistence More »

Why Is the U.S. Rehearsing for a Chinese Invasion of Japan?

Why Is the U.S. Rehearsing for a Chinese Invasion of Japan?

Preparing East Asia for America's decline More »

When Islamism Is Liberal-Democratic

When Islamism Is Liberal-Democratic

In Turkey, a chance to reconsider our Middle East playbook More »

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