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A User's Guide to the Century

Jeffrey D. Sachs | Jul 02, 2008
Jeffrey Sachs explains why the new world order of the twenty-first century is crisis-prone.

Towards an Optimal Governing Area

Kevin Hasset | Dec 01, 2004
Today, individuals are no longer mere citizens--they are mobile consumers in a competitive governance market. Caveat emptor.

Black Sea Blues

Charles King | Dec 01, 2004
The Abkhaz seem to have built themselves a state. Now all they need is someone to recognize it.

In Defense of Nationalism

John O'Sullivan | Dec 01, 2004
Global elites inveigh against the evils of nationalism. But how will transnationalism save us from bad ideas? It never has before.

Downloading Democracy

Robert Conquest | Dec 01, 2004
History tells us that democracy should not be taken lightly. Without the proper cultural foundations, in can be a messy business indeed.

Close, but No Democracy

Ray Takeyh | Dec 01, 2004
Washington must realize that unless Arab regimes allow pluralism, power-sharing and judicial independence, liberal autocracy--not democracy--will be the result.
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Commentary

Terrorism, Missile Defense and Arms Control

Peter Huessy | May 05, 2004
In August 2001, a former chief terrorism expert at the Department of State wrote in the New York Times that the Bush Administration was obsessed with terrorism and using it to persuade the American people to build missile defenses.

Reagan Was Right About Ballistic Missiles

Steve Andreasen | May 05, 2004
Historians sifting through President Ronald Reagan's papers may find no subject as riveting or controversial as his policies on nuclear weapons and arms control.

Brave Not-So-New World: A Case for Realism and Multilateralism

J. Peter Pham | Apr 07, 2004
Robert Cooper.
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Books & Reviews

Neo-Conspiracy Theories

Gerard Baker | Dec 01, 2004
There is much room for debate on the soundness of neoconservative policies. But a serious assessment of neocons and their role in the Bush Administration is a necessary starting point.

Dreaming Europe in a Wide-Awake World

James C. Bennett | Dec 01, 2004
When it comes to Europe's gilded future, success is always just around the corner. Europeanists need to wake up--or risk being left behind by an unlikely coalition.

Night and Fog

Martin Walker | Dec 01, 2004
Alan Furst recreates the atmosphere of Europe's second Dark Ages (1933-45) as few others have. Today, Western civilization is again under attack, and Furst can teach us a great deal.
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