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Commentary

The Symptoms of Our Insanity: What explains these insanities that are insults to the American people’s intelligence?

Victor Davis Hanson | Sep. 27, 2021

Epitaph for the ‘War on Terror’: Avenging 9/11 and preventing its recurrence was justification for putting enormous effort and money into unrelated or even counterproductive activities the ruling class sold to us as antiterrorism.

Angelo M. Codevilla | Sep. 17, 2021

America’s Foreign Policy Self-Deception

America’s Foreign Policy Self-Deception: Time and again Americans have failed to consider whether there was anything the U.S. has done to motivate the attacks of her enemies.

Ivan Eland | Sep. 13, 2021

Far-Right Extremism: An Overlooked Cost of the War on Terror

Abigail R. Hall Blanco | Sep. 10, 2021

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Book Reviews

The Politics of War Powers: The Theory and History of Presidential ...

Sarah Burns
Reviewed By Nathan P. Goodman

The Politics of War Powers: The Theory and History of Presidential Unilateralism

Sarah Burns
Reviewed By Nathan P. Goodman

The Economists’ Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture ...

By Binyamin Appelbaum
Reviewed By Gary McDonnell

The Economists’ Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society

By Binyamin Appelbaum
Reviewed By Gary McDonnell

The Price of Prestige: Conspicuous Consumption in International Relations

By Lilach Gilady
Reviewed By Jessica Trisko Darden

The Price of Prestige: Conspicuous Consumption in International Relations

By Lilach Gilady
Reviewed By Jessica Trisko Darden

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Research

Polycentric Defense

By Christopher J. Coyne, Nathan P. Goodman
The Independent Review | Sep. 1, 2020

The Drone Paradox: Fighting Terrorism with Mechanized Terror

By Christopher J. Coyne, Abigail R. Hall Blanco
The Independent Review | July 1, 2018

The Case for Armed Intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

By Fernando R. Tesón
The Independent Review | Sep. 1, 2016

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Independent Institute Books

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Ivan Eland: The Impact of War on the Presidency

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Trump’s Afghanistan Strategy: Sr. Fellow Ivan ...

Ivan Eland on U.S. Policy Toward NATO and Russia

Interview with Ivan Eland on Saudi-Iran Tensions

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The Extraordinary Grassroots Revolution of Low-cost ...

Unintended Consequences of Military Air Strikes

The Fight Against ISIS in Iraq

Crisis in Yemen

Ivan Eland on RT Television: Coalition of the Killing

Ivan Eland: Risk of Further Terror Attacks

Ivan Eland on ISIS in Iraq

Ivan Eland Discusses the Progress of Middle East Peace ...

Ivan Eland on the Syrian Crisis and White House Leadership

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Ivan Eland on the Crisis in Syria

Ivan Eland on Rowhani’s Election in Iran

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“Iran and the Rogue Presidency” Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on WLS radio in Chicago
May 21, 2019

“Iran and Iraq and the Threat of War” Ivan Eland appears on the Lars Larson radio show
May 16, 2019

“Iran and Gaza Threats” Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland on the Jim Bohannon radio show
May 6, 2019

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland appears on the Lars Larson Radio Show
Jan. 3, 2018

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland, Author of Eleven Presidents on the Lars Larson Radio Show
Dec. 6, 2017

Sr. Fellow Ivan Eland Appears on SiriusXM's Patriot Tonight Show to Discuss President Trump's First Overseas Trip
May 22, 2017

Ivan Eland on the Iranian Nuclear Agreement
Apr. 6, 2015

Partitioning Iraq for Peace
Mar. 31, 2015

Why Should We Care If Iran has a Nuclear Bomb?
Mar. 30, 2015

The Political Economy of Drones
Feb. 26, 2015

Ivan Eland Discusses U.S. Intervention in Iraq on the Financial Survival Network
Aug. 20, 2014

Ivan Eland Discusses Syria on ARNN
Sep. 3, 2013