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Foreign Policy, Meet the People

Partisanship used to stop at the water’s edge. But times have changed; the U.S. electorate is now deeply divided—and not just on domestic-policy prescriptions. Facing a rift among the masses greater than that spawned by either the war in Korea or

Protecting Kosovo at the Expense of New York

In his blog Subjective Evaluation, Dimitri K. Simes disputes former President Clinton's assertion that his administration

Black Sea Blues

The Abkhaz seem to have built themselves a state. Now all they need is someone to recognize it.

Different Drummers, Same Drum

Despite the rhetoric, the new administration's foreign policy bespeaks not change, but continuity with the Clinton era.

The World's Resentment

Identifying the source and assessing the consequences of the revival and diffusion of anti-Americanism in world politics.

The Folk Who Live on the Hill

Talk of vital interests has become canonical on Capitol Hill. But when pressed to identify these interests, too many congressional Republicans fall silent.

Commentary

Lobbyists

The Armenian genocide dispute is just the latest example of the negative influence of ethnic lobbies on U.S. foreign policy.

Two Crises

The disaster in Haiti requires decisive, American-led multilateral action. China’s Internet crackdown, on the other hand, demands caution.

The Lady Vanishes

Hillary Clinton can be assertive when she wants. Why isn’t she a more forceful voice in Obama’s foreign policy?

Blogs

Hillary Clinton for Vice President?

Hillary Clinton may be Obama's only shot at victory in 2012.

Books & Reviews

Field Marshal McNamara

Managing the Pentagon and managing wars are two different things, a lesson Robert McNamara learned the hard way.

Leaders Count

Three decades of Sino-American relations: the view from the Oval Office.

Enough Blame to Go Round

H.R. McMaster has written a scathing indictment of America's civilian and military leadership during the early phases of the Vietnam war, and he speaks--to a military audience, at any rate--with unique moral authority.

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February 12, 2012