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Don't Lose Russia

A former U.S. senator offers tough-love advice on Russia to the Democrats.

The Freedom Crusade, Revisited

Leslie H. Gelb, Daniel Pipes, Robert W. Merry and Joseph S. Nye offer their reactions to Robert W. Tucker and David Hendrickson on the Bush Doctrine.

The 'Amazing and Mysterious Life' of Ronald Reagan

Mr. Reagan was a simple man with simple straightforward ideas. But he pursued a subtle and complex foreign policy. Maybe we missed something. Where was the rest of him?

Goodbye To Berlin?

A declining Germany gets no respect from Red State America--yet it wants a veto over U.S. policy. Surrendering this conceit is the first step back toward influence.

Migration and the Dynamics of Empire

Do all roads lead to the new (American) Rome? The imperial task has always been affected by the movement of peoples. It still is.

Continental Divides

It took awhile--more than a dozen years, in point of fact--but the natural tendency in international politics for states to balance against the power of a hegemon has emerged. In western Europe, of all places.

Commentary

Turmoil in Kyrgyzstan

America and Russia should deploy a joint peacekeeping force.

Lobbyists

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

Russia's Limousine Liberals

Russian liberals, through their relentless criticism of Moscow’s domestic and foreign policies in the Western press, are actively offending ordinary Russians—and thus undermining any hope of the democratic reforms they want coming to pass.

Blogs

The Hypocritical Strain in U.S. Foreign Policy

Washington has been far too promiscuous in its use of foreign policy double standards.

Europe's Rightward Turn

Europe's debate over immigration, borders and identity is bound to push the Continent to the right.

Books & Reviews

Klingon as a Second Language

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.

Who Won the War?

In the Cold War, Reagan overreached--and hit the mark.

Dreaming Europe in a Wide-Awake World

When it comes to Europe's gilded future, success is always just around the corner. Europeanists need to wake up--or risk being left behind by an unlikely coalition.

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February 13, 2012