Strategic Paradigms by Ehsan Ahrari

I am reading the current issue of Foreign Policy (FP). The entire issue is labeled a “war issue.” (http://www.foreignpolicy.com/issues/current). Two features of the essays covered therein immediately struck me as a major source of concern.

The Obama administration is entering a crucial phase of its existence. President Barack Obama is about to determine his new strategy governing the Afghan war. He has a lot at stake because wars have a bizarre way of making heroes and villains out of presidents and prime ministers.

As the international community is witnessing the debate over the use of torture during the presidency of George W. Bush, another radical change has taken place over naming the United States’ campaign against terrorism.  It used to be called the “global war on terrorism” (GWOT).  President Barack H. Obama has quietly changed that name to [...]