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The Era of Nation Cultivation

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | May 25, 2012

The concept of nation building has brought nothing but trouble. It's time for a paradigm shift.

Serbian Transition Worries West

Daniel Serwer | May 25, 2012

The new Serbian president's nationalist politics and checkered past worry Brussels and Washington. Why they should take a pragmatic approach.

The Three Amigos and the Misuse of History

Paul R. Pillar | Mar 19, 2012

The misguided bellicosity of senators Graham, Lieberman and McCain.

Skepticism Needed About “Freedom Fighters”

Ted Galen Carpenter | Mar 14, 2012

The anti-Soviet mujahideen. Jonas Savimbi. The Nicaraguan Contras. Kony's LRA. America's opinion leaders must be more careful about whose politics they endorse.

Does Libya Represent a New Wilsonism?

Leslie H. Gelb
Patrick J. Buchanan
Marc Lynch
 | Feb 28, 2012

Three leading thinkers respond to the bold thesis of Nikolas K. Gvosdev and Ray Takeyh.

Ten Illusions Shattered in 2011

Doug Bandow | Jan 4, 2012

2011 was a tough taskmaster for the pretensions that permeate international affairs. At least ten were knocked asunder.

The Kosovo Powder Keg

Ted Galen Carpenter | Dec 5, 2011

It will be bad enough if the EU’s clumsy policies lead to a new Balkan crisis. It will be inexcusable if Obama allows U.S. troops to be killed in the process.

The Balkan Human Tragedy Continues

Ted Galen Carpenter | Nov 10, 2011

Washington is not offering foreign aid to Balkan refugees. It is offering reparations for helping displace them in the first place.

Somewhere, beyond the Sea

Benny Morris | Oct 25, 2011

From Carthage to Bosnia, Persia to Palestine, tales of warfare and hubris, excess and murder line the Mediterranean. David Abulafia proffers up a sweeping narrative steeped in culture, commerce and the struggle for dominance on the Great Sea.

EU Membership’s Fading Appeal

Ted Galen Carpenter | Oct 4, 2011

The EU is still the great brass ring of European politics, but it is now a tarnished brass ring.

The Dangers of Rejecting Balkan Partitions

Ted Galen Carpenter | Sep 30, 2011

Partition is no panacea, but it certainly beats the likely alternatives.

Partition and a Recipe for Balkan Disaster

Morton Abramowitz
James Hooper
 | Sep 29, 2011

The Balkans are again at a crossroads. The authors respond to the argument that ethnic partition is a viable option for Kosovo.

Germany Makes Another Balkan Mess

Ted Galen Carpenter | Sep 26, 2011

Merkel's ultimatum made a bad situation even worse. Washington must walk away from the Kosovo problem.

Serbia's EU Ultimatum

Morton Abramowitz
James Hooper
 | Sep 20, 2011

How Angela Merkel addressed the Kosovo problem head on and led the West out of the weeds.

Once Upon a Time in Westphalia

Geoffrey Wheatcroft | Aug 24, 2011

It took Tony Blair one speech in 1999 to trap the Western world in an unending series of interventionist wars. We may care about the people of Tibet, Baghdad and Libya, but are we the knight-errant of the human race?

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