Mar-Apr 2008

Arm Wrestling

Richard Weitz

As Russia and the United States break the armistice, will China play referee?

Essays

Comments & Responses

Daniel W. Drezner and Megan McArdle respond to David Frum’s take on the blogosphere. James Joyner and James G. Poulos look at whether NATO insiders have their predictions of the alliance’s demise...

Do No Harm

Anatol Lieven

Sometimes our procedures do more harm than good. Pakistan may heal best on its own.

Do Not Resuscitate

J. Peter Pham

Try as we might to revive states like Somalia and Sudan, it is time to just let them rest in peace.

Invasive Procedures

Ian Bremmer

Saving Iraq and Afghanistan will require some extensive operations.

Making the Grade: From A to F, How the U.S. Measures Up in its Struggle Against Global Extremism

Lee H. Hamilton

Bruce Hoffman

Brian Michael Jenkins

The results are in. Did the United States pass the test? Leading terrorism experts hand in their marks on U.S. efforts.

Patient Stabilized?

Stephen Biddle

Iraq may be emerging from intensive care, but it could use a bit more stitching up.

How to make our adversaries and allies offers they can’t refuse. As threats to U.S. dominance emerge, Washington is looking for a way to counter them. Neocons, liberals and realists all have their own ideas about that. Who will win out?