What distinguishes "democratic globalism" --the target of Francis Fukuyama's attack-- from the author's own "democratic realism"? The second chooses its battles more carefully.
Relations with the Desert Kingdom suffered before 9/11. Now they're on the ropes. But Washington can ill afford the loss of this critical ally, even when it's not on its best behavior.
The EU doesn’t have a united foreign policy and its member countries are downsizing their militaries. Why are Europeans surprised no one pays attention to them?
Would the coverage of casualty studies or battle footage be considered so damaging if the war was deemed vital to national security, rather than some foreign-philanthropy-through-AK-47s campaign?
