University of Notre Dame
Kroc Institutde for International Peace Studies

George W. Bush

Stalemate: A Short History of Sanctions against Iran

Stalemate: A Short History of Sanctions against Iran

Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf Since the 1979 Islamic revolution and the subsequent hostage crisis, the United States has imposed sanctions against Iran on a continuous basis. The initial measures were moderately influential in resolving the hostage crisis, when combined...

A Necessary War Taken to Unnecessary Extremes

A Necessary War Taken to Unnecessary Extremes

Michael Desch The United States’ military response to Al Qaeda in Afghanistan following 9/11 was morally justified. It was an act of self-defense against a dangerous Taliban regime in cahoots with the perpetrators of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the...