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For God, King and Country

Michael Howard | Sep 02, 2008
Over the centuries, the causes and justifications for war have evolved. But we remain caught in a Westphalian mindset, even though the nature of today’s substate threats demands an altogether-different mentality and a new breed of soldier—or at le

Beyond American Hegemony

Michael Lind | May 01, 2007
The United States should abandon its futile attempt to secure global hegemony in favor of a concert-of-power foreign-policy strategy.

Revolt of the Maccabees

Robert Doran | Sep 01, 2006
The Biblical account tells a cautionary tale for Mid-East policy today—to those reading between the lines.

From Awakening to War

Robert F. Ellsworth | Jun 01, 2006
Without quick mediation, the politicization of religion could lead to conflict.

Why Anglos Lead

Lawrence Mead | Dec 01, 2005
It's no accident of history that Anglo societies dominate the world order.

A New Forum for Peace

Ian Bremmer
Choi Sung-hong
Yoriko Kawaguchi
| Dec 01, 2005
A proposal for transforming the six-party talks on North Korea into a security system for northeast Asia.
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Commentary

A Tale of Two Monasteries

Thomas de Waal | Sep 09, 2010
A Christian church service that will either be a breakthrough in relations between Turkey and Armenia, or a disaster for the Turkish liberal elite.

Does the Reset Have a Future?

Alexey Pushkov | Sep 03, 2010
A chill has resurfaced in relations between Moscow and Washington. Is the "reset" a two-way street, or just a tactic to get Russia to do America's bidding?

Japan Can Defend Itself

Doug Bandow | May 12, 2010
Why is Japan still being protected by American marines?
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Books & Reviews

America Under the Caesars

Michael Lind | Jun 28, 2010
Anti-interventionists allege our leaders traded a strong, austere republic for a weak and sprawling empire predicated on a military might that could not match our own ambitions. This narrative negates real threats and real victories.

Passions of Pope Victor

Philip Jenkins | Dec 16, 2009
As Europe secularized and the global South becomes the new market for potential converts, Christianity is undergoing a painful evolution.

Remember Prussia?

William Anthony Hay | Aug 29, 2007
The improbable ascent, sudden collapse and subsequent re-imagination of Prussia.
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