By Jacob Heilbrunn

The American eminence gris is best not invoked in defense of neoconservatism.

The second term is already mired in scandals.

The internal debate needs to get more thoughtful.

Russia might be dialing down the resistance.

A new generation of conservative intellectuals could revive the GOP—if they aren't run out of town.

There are growing signs of a divergence in American-Israeli relations and interests. 

Leaked memos show no love lost.

Russia and America have a common interest in fighting terrorism, yet that common interest has been put in the back seat of late. 

It is appropriate to look back critically at the past rather than sweeping it under the rug.

Nobody quite knows this Kim Jong-un fellow.

The Iron Lady took a rather pragmatic approach to foreign policy.

Kim Jong-un might not be playing a game—leaders have gambled recklessly before.

The agency cannot continue evading its past.

Maybe Moscow should just buy the Mediterranean isle.

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May 19, 2013