Foreign policy of the United States Books & Reviews

Night and Fog

Alan Furst recreates the atmosphere of Europe's second Dark Ages (1933-45) as few others have. Today, Western civilization is again under attack, and Furst can teach us a great deal.

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?

There is no shortage of books on security and strategy in a world beset by terror. "Fortunately," writes Harvey Sicherman, "most are short."

A Champion for the Bourgeoisie

A fictional 19th-century detective disdains Russia's intelligentsia and preaches a bourgeois sermon on virtue and responsible citizenship to Russia's nascent middle class.

Bad Laws Make Bad Judges

Robert Bork warns that judicial activism is going global. He doesn't know the half of it.

FDR's Legacy

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a great president.  Is Conrad Black a great biographer?

Contending Schools

Three distinct schools of thought shape the debate on how America should best pursue its post-Cold War interests in the world.

The Guns of 17th Street

A dissection of the few pluses and many minuses of the crusading approach to American foreign policy.

Holding the Bridge

A portrait of a dedicated senator and steadfast cold warrior.

Reagan's Plan

Despite protestations to the contrary, Reagan did have a grand strategy.

The Other France

 Modernizing the Provincial City does not tell us anything we did not already know about how the French became and are becoming what they have been and are.

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May 26, 2012