Shireen T. Hunter

Shireen T. Hunter is visiting professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Her latest book is Iran's Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Era: Resisting the New International Order, Praeger, 2010.

The Limits of Force as an Instrument of Foreign Policy

Despite their vast military and technological power, the United States and many of its allies have been bogged down for nearly 10 years in Afghanistan and Iraq. This failure of the U.S. and its allies to achieve their goals in these two countries raises the question of how effective military force is as an instrument … Continue reading “The Limits of Force as an Instrument of Foreign Policy”