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Christopher A. Preble

Opinion and Commentary


"U.S. Must Narrow Objectives in Afghanistan," by Malou Innocent and Christopher Preble, World Politics Review, September 16, 2009

"Obama Speech Connects to the Founders' Foreign Policy," RealClearPolitics.com, June 9, 2009

"The New World Order (Part III)," Globalist, May 21, 2009

"Does Military Power Keep Us Safe? (Part II)," Globalist, May 20, 2009

"U.S. Defense and the Four Percent Smokescreen," Globalist, May 18, 2009

"Obama's Wise Approach toward Afghanistan," by Christopher Preble and Malou Innocent, Cato.org, April 13, 2009

"Leaving Baghdad," National Interest (Online), March 6, 2009

"Defense Doesn't Need Stimulus," by William D. Hartung and Christopher Preble, Washington Times, January 28, 2009

"Obama Chooses to Stay the Course on Foreign Policy," Cato.org, December 3, 2008

"Eliminate U.S. Presence," USA Today, November 18, 2008

"The Pentagon on Defense," by Christopher Preble and Benjamin H. Friedman, National Interest (Online), October 31, 2008

"Questionable Deals in a Volatile Region," by Malou Innocent and Christopher Preble, South China Morning Post, October 27, 2008

"Politics, Not Need, Accelerates F-22 and Other Programs," The Hill, June 2, 2008

"It's Costly to Be the World's Sheriff," Scripps News, May 30, 2008

"Bridges Over Troubled Water," by Christopher Preble and Jeremy Lott, American Spectator (Online), March 21, 2008

"Learning the Right Lessons From Iraq," by Benjamin H. Friedman and Christopher Preble, The Courier-Journal, March 2, 2008

"Redefining Success in Iraq," American Prospect.com, January 15, 2008

"Betting on the Wrong Donkey," National Interest, November 1, 2007

"A Dangerous Position on Darfur," by Ted Galen Carpenter and Christopher Preble, Cato.org, July 27, 2007

"Bargaining with Tehran," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 24, 2007

"Barack Obama's American Exceptionalism," Globalist, May 25, 2007

"Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy," Reason (Online), May 1, 2007

"The Military We Need," by Ben Cohen and Christopher Preble, Chicago Sun-Times, March 3, 2007

"It's Congress' Duty to Ask Tough Questions on Iraq," by Lawrence J. Korb and Christopher Preble, Austin American Statesman, March 1, 2007

"More Troops Are Not the Answer," by Gordon Adams and Christopher Preble, Chicago Sun-Times, January 20, 2007

"The Nation Needs More than a Minor Course Correction on Iraq," Cato.org, December 6, 2006

"Japan's Next Move," Cato.org, October 22, 2006

"North Korean Nukes: Beyond the Blame Game," Cato.org, October 20, 2006

"North Korean Sanctions: A Cruel Mirage," by Ted Galen Carpenter and Christopher Preble, Houston Chronicle, October 19, 2006

"A Plea for Normalcy," National Interest, September 1, 2006

"Anti-War? Anti-Which War?," Cato.org, August 17, 2006

"Don't Count on Japan's Support for Sanctions," The Baltimore Sun, June 29, 2006

"Who Gave Us the World?," by Justin Logan and Christopher Preble, National Review (Online), June 26, 2006

"Japan's Growing Confidence Should Be Welcomed," Financial Times, May 17, 2006

"Let the African Union Intervene in Darfur," Reason (Online), April 13, 2006

"Who Will Decide When We Leave Iraq?," Cato.org, February 24, 2006

"GOP ♥ Nation-Building," by Justin Logan and Christopher Preble, Cato.org, January 30, 2006

"If U.S. Leaves, Al-Qaeda Will Not Inherit Iraq," by Christopher Preble and Justin Logan, Lebanon Daily Star, December 19, 2005

"U.S. Should Call It a Wrap after Iraq Elections," Chicago Sun-Times, November 15, 2005

"America's New Strategic Relationship With Japan," The Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2005

"Don't Scream at Me Argentina...Trade With Me," National Review (Online), November 4, 2005

"George W. Bush, CEO," Reason (Online), July 15, 2005

"Trade, Not Aid," by Christopher Preble and Marian L. Tupy, Reason (Online), June 17, 2005

"You and What Army?," American Spectator (Online), June 14, 2005

"Resisting the Charms of War," National Interest, June 1, 2005

"Missing the Point in the Bolton Debate," Cato.org, May 12, 2005

"Bush: 1914, 1938, 2005," Philadelphia Inquirer, February 24, 2005

"A Vote for Chaos," Cato.org, January 29, 2005

"Kennedy Would Not Pay Any Price, Neither Should Bush," Daily News, January 22, 2005

"How to Exit Iraq," National Post, January 12, 2005

"Rumsfeld Under Fire," Cato.org, December 27, 2004

"Iraq and the Election of 2004," Cato.org, November 26, 2004

"Kerry's Foreign Policy Views Still a Puzzle," Cato.org, October 29, 2004

"Putting Pakistan on the Campaign Agenda," by Christopher Preble and Subodh Atal, Chicago Sun-Times, October 11, 2004

"When Liberators Become Occupiers," Cato.org, September 20, 2004

"Exiting Iraq and Renewing the War on Al Qaeda," Cato.org, August 4, 2004

"Neocons Forced to Face Reality," by Christopher Preble and Justin Logan, Cato.org, July 26, 2004

"A Regional Solution for Darfur," Cato.org, July 19, 2004

"Intelligence Failures Now and Then," Cato.org, July 12, 2004

"Resolving the Catch-22 in Iraq," Cato.org, June 21, 2004

"Bush Hasn't Learned His Democratic Lesson," by Patrick Basham and Christopher Preble, Cato.org, June 18, 2004

"What Kind of Memorial for Iraq War?," Cato.org, May 31, 2004

""Empire" -- A Losing Political Issue," The Red and Black, April 20, 2004

"Intelligence Failures Now and Then," Cato.org, March 25, 2004

"Wisest Move: Leave soon," USA Today, March 19, 2004

"The Madman in Iraq," Cato.org, February 20, 2004

"Iraqis Hail Saddam's Demise -- They Will Cheer Louder When We Depart," Cato.org, January 15, 2004

"The Trouble With Democracy in the Middle East," by Patrick Basham and Christopher Preble, Cato.org, November 30, 2003

"Free Trade: A Potent Weapon Against Terror," Australian, October 20, 2003

"An Empire is Not Needed to Fight the War on Terror at Home or Abroad," Cato.org, September 7, 2003

"National Interest Alone," National Review, July 10, 2003

"Troops in Saudi Arabia Are Superfluous and Dangerous," Asia Times, April 25, 2003

"The U.N.'s Role in Post-War Iraq," Cato.org, April 22, 2003

"A Democratic Iraq May Not Be Friendly to U.S.," Knight-Ridder, April 9, 2003

"Bush's Middle East Plans Imperil U.S. Security and Economy," Washington Times, March 5, 2003

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