Nov-Dec 2006

"Special" Forces

With terrorism incubating in cities, Washington’s approach is over-militarized.

Essays

Ahead of the Curve: Roadmap Revival?

The way forward is to concentrate on solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which, because the many problems of the region are so interlinked, can create, in turn, momentum for dealing with the...

Ahead of the Curve: The TNI Archives

Six-party talks over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program are set to resume this Thursday on the heels of failed talks in December and Kim Jong-il’s provocative nuclear test in October. TNI takes a...

East Meets East

The Sino-Indian contest will reshape almost all geopolitical equations.

Escape From New York

Over-regulation chases capital overseas—with negative repercussions for the U.S. economy.

Grasping the Nettle

As strange as it may seem, now is the best time to push for peace in the Middle East.

In Defense of Primacy

Contrary to what Christopher Layne said in the last issue, the world is a long way away from seeing the end of U.S. primacy.

Is This Victory?

Defining what constitutes victory in Iraq is the number one question in American politics. Washington needs to go beyond offering bumper-sticker cliches to provide workable yardsticks for measuring success. Some thoughts on the matter.

Israel in NATO?

Such a proposal brings as many complications as it does benefits.

The No-Win Zone

War in Lebanon highlights the lack of options, and victors, in the Middle East.

The Politics of Quagmire

The Republicans’ loss is not necessarily the Democrats’ gain.

The Regime Change We Need

Democracy fatigue threatens choose-your-color revolutions. Transparency of the executive can revitalize enthusiasm.

Transatlantic Troubles

America need not restore the bygone, comprehensive relationship with Europe to achieve its purposes.

Books & Reviews

Ambivalent in Amsterdam

In Murder in Amsterdam, Ian Buruma equivocates when clarity would have enlightened readers.

On Might, Ethics and Realism: An Exchange

Two of the authors of Ethical Realism and With All Our Might debate America’s future foreign-policy trajectory, weighing the relevance of realism, internationalism and militarism.

The Realist

Democrats, Irrelevant

In this election cycle, politicians eschew debate in favor of an all-things-to-all-people foreign policy posture with Democrats mostly offering a kinder, gentler version of the Bush strategy rather than any real alternatives.

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