Here you can find links to articles Caleb Carr has written for various publications, ranging from newspaper columns and book reviews to academic journal articles. As with the Caleb Carr press page, this is by no means a comprehensive list; if you know of another article written by Mr. Carr that is available on the internet and isn’t listed here, you are welcome to get in contact. For basic information about Caleb Carr, a summary of his education and career, or a list of his book and film works, please use the menu.
Newspaper/Magazine Articles by Caleb Carr
Columns
- 2003: New York Observer: Historical Context M.I.A.-Blame the Commander in Chief
- 2003: New York Observer: On Beholding Baghdad
- 2003: New York Observer: Handicapping Military Is Order of the Day; Maureen Is Feasting
- 2003: New York Observer: The Ferocious Spectacle In Baghdad
- 2003: New York Observer: Fear Subsuming Offensive Goals of War on Iraq
- 2003: New York Observer: Strategic Bombing Brings Up Quandary Of Military Ethics
- 2003: New York Observer: Trouble in Turkey, Al Qaeda Capture Intensify the Heat
- 2003: New York Observer: Bush’s Conflict: Military Methods At War For Iraq
Opinion Pieces
- 2015: New York Daily News: Defeating ISIS, slowly but surely: Don’t panic, and don’t expect a Hiroshima moment
- 2015: Vanity Fair: The Frantic Media Response to San Bernardino Is Making Us Less Safe
- 2015: New York Daily News: Let Europe lead the war in Syria: History counsels caution for American troops
- 2015: Los Angeles Times: If France wants to succeed against Islamic State, it should study the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
- 2012: Wall Street Journal: To Fiction, Through History
- 2006: Los Angeles Times: A War of Escalating Errors
- 2006: Los Angeles Times: Why Good Countries Fight Dirty Wars
- 2006: Washington Post: Let Them Have Their Civil War
- 2005: Wall Street Journal: The Smell of Fear
- 2004: Washington Post: Wrong Definition For a War
- 2002: The New York Times: Costs of Targeting Civilians
- 2001: The New York Times: The Art of Knowing the Enemy
- 2001: The New York Times: Americans Don’t Understand That Their Heritage Is Itself a Threat
- 2001: The New York Times: The Myth of a Perfect Defense
- 2001: Salon: Information Poisoning
- 1997: The New York Times: The Ramsey Case Revisited
- 1997: The New York Times: Myths and Criminal Masterminds
- 1994: Harper’s Magazine: Aldrich Ames and the CIA’s dark history
- 1993: The New York Times: The Humanitarian Illusion
- 1990: The New York Times: ‘NATO’ in the Gulf: A Certain Disaster
co-written with James Chace - 1987: The New York Times: Security Precedes Credibility
- 1986: The New York Times: ABOUT MEN; An Incident of Wolves
Reviews
- 2002: The New York Times: Dealing With the Work of a Fiend
- 2000: The New York Times: Nor Any Drop to Drink
- 1993: The New York Times: James the Ripper?
- 1992: The New York Times: Should War Be Left to The Generals?
- 1992: The New York Times: Minnesota Death Trip
Journal Publications
- 2007: “Terrorism”: Why the Definition Must Be Broad, World Policy Journal, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Spring, 2007), pp. 47-50
- 1996/1997: Terrorism as Warfare: The Lessons of Military History, World Policy Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4 (Winter, 1996/1997), pp. 1-12
- 1995: Internationalism in the Age of Factionalism, World Policy Journal, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Summer, 1995), pp. 67-70
- 1994: Aldrich Ames and the Conduct of American Intelligence, World Policy Journal, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Fall, 1994), pp. 19-28
- 1993: The Consequences of Somalia, World Policy Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Fall, 1993), pp. 1-4