Keynesian economics

The Ties That Fray: Why Europe and America are Drifting Apart

Stephen M. Walt | Dec 01, 1998

Instead of mindlessly extending guarantees to every potential trouble spot, and instead of basing our foreign policy on a presumption of permanent partnership, it is time for Europe and the United States to begin a slow and gradual process of dise

Unusually, the French are Happy

William Pfaff | Dec 01, 1998

Lionel Jospin told a group of foreigners last summer that "it is a sociological fact that the French are always discontented with how they are governed." Yet polls show the French feel prosperous and confident in the future.

Kosovo: Only Independence Will Work

Noel Malcolm | Dec 01, 1998

The continuation of the West's present policy on the other hand, far from solving Kosovo's problems, will only make them--and those of the whole Balkan region--far more lethally insoluble in the future.

Foreign Policy and Domestic Scandal

Peter W. Rodman | Dec 01, 1998

Nixon's extreme case illustrates the variety of potential problems that can arise in a scandal-weakened presidency. President Clinton seems to have dodged the bullet on the face of it; the November 3 election results demonstrated his remarkable po

Russia's Crisis, America's Complicity

Dimitri K. Simes | Dec 01, 1998

The appointment of the Primakov government in September reflects profound changes in Russian politics, some of which have serious implications for the United States.