James Schlesinger

Essays

America's first energy secretary says we're running out of oil. It is a warning worth heeding.

Since November of last year the United States has been committed to transferring sovereignty to the Iraqis after June 30, 2004.

A Test by TerrorismByline: James Schlesinger The events of September 11, undoubtedly the best planned and bestexecuted terrorist act in memory, have transformed the domestic andinternational landscape.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most adaptable to change.

As the century draws toward its close, America's position as the leading, if not the dominant, world power appears to be unchallengeable. Yet its preeminence, and certainly its ability to lead, are being undermined by internal weaknesses rather di

Reviews

Summer reading suggestions from: Irving Kristol, Owen Harries, James Schlesinger, Samuel Huntington, Robert Tucker, Midge Decter, Michael Mandelbaum and others.

The new game of ethnic politics in foreign polics is a curious development--no less than American leaders' support of it.

Despite the questioning of specific actions and policies, it remains indisputable that a combination of the times and Shultz's own strength of character made him one of our most successful secretaries of state.

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May 24, 2013