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Tyranny for the Commons Man

Barry Schwartz | Jun 23, 2009
Six billion people are now sharing one planet, one water supply and limited energy resources with a grab-first-ask-questions-later mentality. But there is hope. New insights into human psychology can help manage everything from environmental negot

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.

Achieving Oil Security: A Practical Proposal

Martin Feldstein | Nov 01, 2001
The key to U.S. energy security does not lie ultimately in the Middle East. Cutting domestic demand is critical to near-term American success--and it can be done without raising taxes.

Macedonia: The Next Domino?

Marshall Freeman Harris | Mar 01, 1999
Macedonia's democracy and indenpendence remain imperiled. While regional forces are largely responsible for this, U.S. policy to date has done little to help a country that may be next in line to experience serious instability.

Quantum Leap

Patrick Glynn | Mar 01, 1995
The new world of foreign policy is neither a unipolar world nor a multipolar world, but an integrated global system, in which the United States plays a central, but constantly tempered, role.

The Philosophy of 'Europe'

John Laughland | Mar 01, 1995
If the myth of destabilizing European nationalism continues to cast its spell over the decisions of Europe's political architects, then it will prove to be a self-fulfilling fantasy.
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Commentary

McCain's Fantasy League

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | May 03, 2007
If democracies share values and strategic interests, why, up to this point, have they been unable to work more closely together?

Books & Reviews

A Revisionist's Burden

H. W. Brands | Jun 30, 2009
Nowadays, history is regularly written by the victims, usually in service of a political agenda. Long-remembered slights poison political debate, often with violent consequences.

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