Modern history Commentary

Is Putin's Russia Fascist?

Alexander J. Motyl | Dec 03, 2007
Analyzing the nature of Vladimir Putin’s regime yields some valuable insights into the past, present and future of Russia.

McCain: European or American Conservative?

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jun 15, 2007
Is the senior senator from Arizona laying the groundwork for a reinvigorated transatlantic relationship with his fellow-conservatives across the pond?

In Iraq, Still Pursuing the Prize

Hossein Askari | Dec 19, 2006
History, combined with America’s contemporary contest with China, points to an age-old motivation for warring in the Gulf—the pursuit of oil.

Removing Rumsfeld

Hossein Askari | Apr 28, 2004
Last week Donald Rumsfeld said that he could not have predicted the current level of violence in Iraq.

Reality is Contextual: Politics and Economics in the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

Stephen Boyko | Apr 14, 2004
New books by Nikolas Gvosdev and Irakly Areshidze both view the same phenomenon-the development of two Newly Independent States (NIS) of the Former Soviet Union

Brave Not-So-New World: A Case for Realism and Multilateralism

J. Peter Pham | Apr 07, 2004
Robert Cooper.

War and the Law

David B. Rivkin, Jr. | Mar 26, 2003
As the military campaign in Iraq continues, United States and other Coalition forces have scrupulously followed the applicable requirements of the laws and customs of war--despite the charges levied by the Iraqi leadership.

A Response: Hassner's 'Friendly Questions' and the War on Terrorism

David B. Rivkin, Jr. | Dec 11, 2002
Pierre Hassner's "friendly questions" (In the National Interest, December 4, 2002) are indeed mostly friendly and reflect the sentiments of one of Europe's most preeminent defense intellectuals, but deserve a friendly rejoinder.

A U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership: Beyond Economics, Geopolitical Insurance

Robert C. Fauver
Devin Stewart
| Nov 13, 2002
The idea of formally integrating the world's two largest economies-Japan and the United States-has been floated every two years or so, since the 1980s.

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