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Left-Out Legislature

The new Democratic Congress will find it has only a limited role to play in foreign policy.

Vive le Neóconservatisme?

Strange as it sounds, a version of this ideology just might become resurgent in France.

Harbinger or Aberration?: A 9/11 Provocation

The attacks on Washington and New York were the first of their kind; they may also be the last. A case against rushing to conclusions.

Tainted Transactions: An Exchange

Jeffrey Sachs, Anders Aslund, Marek Dabrowski, Peter Reddaway, Igor Aristov, Wayne Merry, Michael Hudson, Daivd Ellerman, Steven Rosefielde, Janine Wedel

The Man Who Changed the Game Plan

I am going to talk about how Ronald Reagan and his team--a team widely characterized at the time, both here and abroad, as a group of inexperienced and impractical right-wing ideologues and fanatics--prevailed in the Cold War.

Commentary

Sturdy Dominos

Withdrawing from Afghanistan won’t cause all of central Asia to turn Islamist.

Toward U.S.-China Trade Wars?

Enacting new legislation that levies punitive duties on imported Chinese goods will have a negative effect on the U.S. economy. Congress should consider the consequences before approving this measure.

Israel Lobby: The Reviews Are In

Four reviewers take on John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt's controversial book on the "Israel Lobby."

Blogs

Hillary Clinton for Vice President?

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

Books & Reviews

Burying Nikita

William Taubman's biography of Chairman Khrushchev combines original research and good sense to produce the best last word so far on the late Soviet leader.

Globalization's Boosters and Critics

Pangloss and Cassandra debate the global village.

Henry, Act III

Kissinger's record of the Ford years and of the demise of détente.

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February 12, 2012