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Blair's 'Ethical' Policy

Robin Harris | Mar 01, 2001
Over four centuries, British foreign policy based on national interest has served the country well. Now its greatest threat may be the moral pretensions of Messrs. Blair and Cook.

The Tory Debacle: Is Thatcher to Blame?

Jonathan Clarke
John O'Sullivan
Ferdinand Mount
David Willetts
| Dec 01, 1997
Jonathan Clarke and others discuss the reasons for the Tory electoral defeat in May 1997.

Commentary

British Conservatism: Where Next?

Tim Potier | Jun 16, 2010
To judge from the British media's treatment of the General Election result, from 5th May (2005), one would have thought, unless one hesitated, that Tony Blair's Labour Party had just suffered a defeat.

Report and Retort: The Special Relationship is Not Flat

Barak M. Seener | Aug 08, 2007
In "Designated Driver Diplomacy", John C. Hulsman applies an ill-advised one-dimensional world-view to U.S.-British relations, writes Barak M. Seener.

Tony Blair and the Death of the Special Relationship

Robin Harris | Jan 28, 2004
The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, survived a nerve-racking test on the controversial issue of university finance, by a mere five votes in the House of Commons.
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Blogs

In Defense of Tony Blair

Jacob Heilbrunn | Sep 02, 2010
Blair was a politician of conviction and substance. What more could you ask for?

Books & Reviews

Missing the Point

Ben Fishman | Aug 27, 2007
Mearsheimer and Walt fail to capture the realities of policy formation.

Flawed but Still Important

Geoffrey Kemp | Aug 27, 2007
Mearsheimer and Walt should have included more field work in their research. Yet their book still deserves to be read and discussed.

Books and Reviews: A Uniter, Not a Decider

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jul 01, 2007
Jacob Heilbrunn analyzes a spate of recent Reagan biographies, which demonstrate that neither George W. Bush nor any of the presidential candidates can lay claim to Reagan's unique legacy.
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