Spring 2006

A Difficult Country: Pakistan and the Case for Developmental Realism

Anatol Lieven
There are no textbook solutions for the problems of a country like Pakistan--but a creative approach can go a long way.

Essays

A Fragile Consensus

Bruno Tertrais
Unlike the Iraq War, the Iranian nuclear crisis will not convulse transatlantic relations--for the time being.

A Modest Proposal

Brent Scowcroft

A Profile in Defiance

Ray Takeyh
Ahmadinejad came of age in the aftermath of the Iran-Iraq War. He sees little benevolence in the West’s interventions and conflict is inevitable.

Ahead of the Curve: Countdown for Kosovo

Tim Potier
United Nations special envoy Marrtti Ahtisaari introduced his plan for Kosovo to Serbian and Kosovar leaders over the weekend. In the Spring 2006 issue of The National Interest Tim Potier addressed how Washington should approach the delic

Al-Qaeda's Media Strategies

Marc Lynch
Jihad is as virtual as it is real.

Clinging to Faith

Paul Hollander
From the wreckage of communism's legacy, the ideology rises again.

Comments and Responses

Conflict Conundrums

Tim Potier
For the United States, mediating territorial crises must involve geopolitical juggling.

Contemplating the Ifs

W. Patrick Lang
Larry C. Johnson
There's no Hollywood solution to dealing with Iran--just a bunch of bad options.

Democracy, Realistically

John M. Owen IV

In Brief: Thoughts on National Security

Graham Allison
Ian Bremmer
Harlan Ullman
Derek Chollet
Graham Allison, Ian Bremmer, Harlan Ullman and Derek Chollet.

Less than Dolce Vita

Mark Gilbert

Leveraging Islam

Amitai Etzioni

Strategic Myopia

The Culture Club

Lawrence E. Harrison
Not all cultures are equally conducive to progress.

The Middle East Waiting Game

Claude Salhani
Many in the Islamic world experience their own internal class of civilizations.

The Osirak Fallacy

Richard K. Betts
If a strike on Osirak failed to turn back the clock on Saddam's nuclear program, why would one work for Iran?

The Struggle for Democracy

Irving Louis Horowitz
The promotion of democracy is the centerpiece of Bush's foreign policy, but the president has yet to define democracy.

The Threat of Global Poverty

Susan E. Rice

Books & Reviews

China's Power Paradox

Warren I. Cohen
China has striven to moderate at least the appearence of its global ambitions.

Patriot Games

Zeyno Baran
The Tom Clancys of Turkey have a clear and present bias.

Strategic Horizons

J. Peter Pham
Despite predictions to the contrary, America's superpower status remains uncontested.

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