Foreign policy of the United States Books & Reviews

Night and Fog

Martin Walker | Dec 01, 2004
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?

Harvey Sicherman | Jun 01, 2004
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

Leon Aron | Mar 01, 2004
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

Fred C. Ikle | Mar 01, 2004
Robert Bork warns that judicial activism is going global. He doesn't know the half of it.

FDR's Legacy

Martin Walker | Dec 01, 2003
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a great president.  Is Conrad Black a great biographer?

Contending Schools

Charles William Maynes | Mar 01, 2001
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

Jonathan Clarke | Mar 01, 2001
A dissection of the few pluses and many minuses of the crusading approach to American foreign policy.

Holding the Bridge

Andrew W. Marshall | Dec 01, 2000
A portrait of a dedicated senator and steadfast cold warrior.

Reagan's Plan

Kiron K. Skinner | Jun 01, 1999
Despite protestations to the contrary, Reagan did have a grand strategy.

The Other France

H.J. Kaplan | Dec 01, 1998
 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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