Purpose Statement: The goal of Subjective Evaluation is to offer a personal yet informed perspective on major international events affecting U.S. interests and the politics of foreign policy. I will not hold my punches, but will do my best not to confuse fact with fiction and to avoid bumper sticker clichés. While I serve as President of The Nixon Center and Publisher of The National Interest, the opinions expressed here are strictly my own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Nixon Center, its Board of Directors, or my colleagues at The Nixon Center and The National Interest.