Month: December 2017

The Kenya Elections and the Future of Election Observation     

Published by Guest Contributor 2 Comments

by Larry Garber  In the early 1980s, international observers were frequently belittled as not credible evaluators of electoral processes. Critics of US foreign policy viewed them as props whose role was to legitimize otherwise problematic elections. Conflicting reports issued by… Continue Reading →

Misusing Intelligence to Sell Conflict with Iran

Published by Paul Pillar 6 Comments

by Paul R. Pillar Although nobody knows exactly where Donald Trump intends to go with his campaign of seeking confrontation with Iran, his administration already has provided disconcerting parallels with the techniques an earlier U.S. administration used in selling its… Continue Reading →