Jeff Jacoby
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Title Publication Date
The empty symbolism of criminal charges against Hamas The Boston Globe September 8, 2024
Into Kursk: the biter bit Arguable August 13, 2024
Russia's chemical attacks in Ukraine are another 'red line' The Boston Globe April 10, 2024
Sanders's foreign policy 'revolution' is a string of leftist clichés The Boston Globe March 20, 2024
Only Haitians can fix Haiti The Boston Globe March 13, 2024
No time to go wobbly on Ukraine The Boston Globe December 17, 2023
An ultimatum for Qatar: Extradite the Hamas leader or face US wrath The Boston Globe October 18, 2023
The real reason an 'America First' mindset dominates the Republican base The Boston Globe October 4, 2023
Victory, not détente, is the right American strategy toward Beijing The Boston Globe August 27, 2023
It's time to end US military aid to Israel — for both countries' sakes The Boston Globe August 13, 2023
'Our least abhorrent choice' The Boston Globe July 26, 2023
It is long past time for NATO to admit Ukraine The Boston Globe July 9, 2023
The Afghanistan withdrawal was a shambles. Why is Biden pretending it wasn't? The Boston Globe April 12, 2023
Ending Saddam Hussein's reign of terror was the right call The Boston Globe March 19, 2023
Patton's prayer Arguable December 6, 2022
For Putin, a self-own for the history books The Boston Globe May 22, 2022
The Iran nuclear deal may be imploding. Good. The Boston Globe March 16, 2022
A pistol aimed at NATO's flank Arguable February 28, 2022
Putin's phony grievance The Boston Globe February 9, 2022
As Russia gears up to invade Ukraine, the West faces a choice The Boston Globe December 26, 2021
If China attacks, it must know Taiwan won't fight alone The Boston Globe October 31, 2021
Women don't register for the draft, and men shouldn't either The Boston Globe June 20, 2021
Biden's blunder in Afghanistan The Boston Globe April 21, 2021
For Biden, a better way forward on Taiwan The Boston Globe February 21, 2021
The Iran nuclear deal is dead. Let it stay that way The Boston Globe November 25, 2020
Only regime change can end North Korea's nuclear threat The Boston Globe April 30, 2020
No matter what candidates say, America isn't leaving the Middle East anytime soon The Boston Globe January 8, 2020
A bigger NATO has been a better NATO The Boston Globe May 26, 2019
Trump doesn't care about Montenegro. He should. The Boston Globe July 25, 2018
The world needs a policeman, and there is no alternative to America The Boston Globe May 16, 2018
Above the Arctic Circle, a Cold War Rosh Hashana The Boston Globe September 17, 2017
Prevent Korean War II with a regime-change strategy for Pyongyang The Boston Globe August 16, 2017
Obama's third term The Boston Globe April 30, 2017
Barack Obama's legacy of failure The Boston Globe January 8, 2017
Pearl Harbor's uplifting lesson The Boston Globe December 18, 2016
Elie Wiesel's love of America The Boston Globe July 4, 2016
More firepower than the Marines The Boston Globe June 26, 2016
A terrible weapon that achieved much good The Boston Globe May 15, 2016
The Obama doctrine has made the world more dangerous The Boston Globe April 17, 2016
Shock and awe over Agrabah The Boston Globe December 23, 2015
Another TSA debacle. Is anyone surprised? The Boston Globe November 11, 2015
US intelligence is no match for Iranian deception The Boston Globe November 1, 2015
The Iran deal bait-and-switch The Boston Globe September 13, 2015
It'll take more than tanks to keep Putin from the Baltics The Boston Globe June 28, 2015
A moral world requires moral violence The Boston Globe June 25, 2015
Freedom for Iran's hostages should trump any nuclear deal The Boston Globe June 3, 2015
Patriot Act's most controversial section fades to black The Boston Globe May 17, 2015
When US troops left too soon The Boston Globe May 10, 2015
Does Tehran mean what it says? Oh, yes The Boston Globe April 19, 2015
Weapons, not blankets, are what Ukraine needs now The Boston Globe February 4, 2015
The good that results from US 'boots on the ground' The Boston Globe December 7, 2014
Japan has outgrown its "Peace Constitution" The Boston Globe May 7, 2014
'Leading from behind' to a new world disorder The Boston Globe February 2, 2014
From the Iraqi pullout to the disaster in Syria The Boston Globe September 15, 2013
Fort Hood's casualties have earned the Purple Heart The Boston Globe August 14, 2013
Secure the border? That's what the US has done The Boston Globe May 12, 2013
On North Korea, Kerry muddles the message The Boston Globe April 21, 2013
On balance, was the Iraq war worth it? The Boston Globe March 20, 2013
Europe's Hezbollah cowardice The Boston Globe March 3, 2013
No danger in a nuclear Iran? Seriously? The Boston Globe July 1, 2012
A nuclear Iran would be the gravest threat The Boston Globe November 9, 2011
Losing the peace in Iraq? The Boston Globe October 30, 2011
Liberty's resilience, even after 9/11 The Boston Globe September 14, 2011
The world's best policeman The Boston Globe June 22, 2011
Finally, justice is done boston.com May 2, 2011
TSA: One step behind the terrorists The Boston Globe November 21, 2010
The wake-up call from Flight 253 The Boston Globe December 30, 2009
The question Judge Goldstone won't answer boston.com November 6, 2009
Afghanistan, Obama, and the loyal opposition The Boston Globe September 9, 2009
'Kennedy' once meant 'tax-cutter' The Boston Globe August 30, 2009
A tortured debate over the 'torture memos' The Boston Globe April 22, 2009
Back in the USSR The Boston Globe August 13, 2008
Democrats, the military, and McCain The Boston Globe July 13, 2008
Answering Alex's mom The Boston Globe June 25, 2008
General Patton and the campaign of '08 The Boston Globe March 16, 2008
Through the military, a path to citizenship The Boston Globe February 13, 2008
The consequences of quitting Iraq The Boston Globe July 18, 2007
Irreconcilable positions: support troops, oppose war The Boston Globe February 18, 2007
The message in the Boston bomb scare The Boston Globe February 4, 2007
The message in the bomb scare The Boston Globe February 4, 2007
Fighting to win in Iraq The Boston Globe December 3, 2006
Anti-military bigotry by the Bay The Boston Globe November 19, 2006
If we had known then . . . The Boston Globe October 22, 2006
What Israeli security could teach us The Boston Globe August 23, 2006
Are you a 'chicken hawk?' The Boston Globe July 23, 2006
The press, in an unsettling firefight of its own The Boston Globe June 28, 2006
Phone-record hysteria at the ACLU The Boston Globe May 28, 2006
The news from Iraq that's not fit to print The Boston Globe November 2, 2005
Death of a Marine The Boston Globe May 29, 2005
Why NOT torture terrorists? The Boston Globe March 20, 2005
'Treat these detainees like dogs' The Boston Globe March 17, 2005
A tortured silence The Boston Globe January 30, 2005
It's Kerry's ANTIwar record they resent The Boston Globe August 2, 2004
Kerry's missing compass The Boston Globe July 29, 2004
Everyone got it wrong before 9/11 The Boston Globe April 11, 2004
This hasn't been a 'rush to war' The Boston Globe February 2, 2003
How not to win the war The Boston Globe January 26, 2003
The dangerous 'one China' myth The Boston Globe August 15, 2002
We fight now because we didn't fight then The Boston Globe September 20, 2001
Democratic cynicism on the test-ban treaty The Boston Globe October 21, 1999
When Fonda spoke out, it wasn't for justice The Boston Globe June 17, 1999
The Yugoslav War is over, and the West lost The Boston Globe May 6, 1999
Clinton's shaky plan The Boston Globe April 8, 1999
With Primakov, it's back to the Cold War The Boston Globe September 17, 1998
What did India do wrong? The Boston Globe May 19, 1998
Thank you notes from Saddam The Boston Globe February 26, 1998
We're left with one option: Get rid of Saddam The Boston Globe February 5, 1998
A revolutionary Christmas tale The Boston Globe December 25, 1997
Lower deficit, bigger government The Boston Globe October 30, 1997
U.S. ambiguity on Taiwan invites aggression The Boston Globe March 14, 1996
Recipe for a debacle The Boston Globe November 30, 1995
Enola Gay: Plane and simple The Boston Globe July 6, 1995
The Smithsonian still doesn't get it The Boston Globe February 7, 1995
Smithsonian drops a bomb in WW2 exhibit The Boston Globe August 16, 1994
A recipe for calamity in Somalia The Boston Globe March 31, 1994

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