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Expediency of the Angels

Suzanne Katzenstein
Jack Snyder
| Mar 02, 2009
Wary of overpromising, the U.S. public has begun to shy away from promoting our values abroad. What's needed is not to abandon idealistic goals, but to pursue them in more pragmatic ways.

The Palmerstonian Moment

Richard N. Haass | Jan 02, 2008
Following Lord Palmerston's dictum, the United States may have neither permanent friends nor permanent enemies in the 21st century. We're left with a world of uncertainty—and opportunity.

Castro and the Caudillo

Irving Louis Horowitz | Aug 29, 2007
Francoism in Spain did not survive its namesake. Cuba’s brand of communism is likely to suffer a similar fate.

Report and Retort: A World Without the West

Naazneen Barma
Ely Ratner
Steven Weber
| Jul 01, 2007
Developing countries are going their own way, and they're doing it without the West. Weber, Barma and Ratner strike first.

The Dispensable Nation?

Brent Scowcroft | Jul 01, 2007
Even though the United States has lost its Cold War–era aura of "specialness", the world still needs U.S. leadership.

New Innovation Challengers

Dan Steinbock | Jan 03, 2007
Multinationals in China and India are seeking more sustainable competitive advantages by shifting from imitation to innovation.
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Commentary

Isolating Iran

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jun 11, 2010
America needs all the help it can get on Iran—which means making up with Brazil and Turkey.

Radicalized and Marginalized

Marisa Morrison | May 18, 2007
Could the integration of Europe’s Muslims into mainstream society slow the rise of Islamic radicalism?

Tying Down a Cultural Giant

Neil Hrab | Feb 04, 2004
There's an amusing scene in Gulliver's Travels where the protagonist awakens from a nap and has his first encounter with the tiny people of Lilliput.

Books & Reviews

America Under the Caesars

Michael Lind | Jun 28, 2010
Anti-interventionists allege our leaders traded a strong, austere republic for a weak and sprawling empire predicated on a military might that could not match our own ambitions. This narrative negates real threats and real victories.

Klingon as a Second Language

Ammon Shea | Jun 28, 2010
English has conquered the world. As it spreads, it is seeping into foreign cultures, mutating into a global language. Its footprint across the globe is only set to expand.

Return of the "Commie-Nazis"

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Apr 19, 2007
Fascism did not die with Hitler and Mussolini in World War II. As recent events show, understanding what fascism means in the 21st century is a lesson worth learning. 
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