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Slouching Toward Jerusalem

Aaron David Miller | Apr 27, 2009
The United States has been a surprisingly ineffectual Middle East peacemaker. Clinton’s overenthusiasm and Bush’s lack of interest caused us to lose our credibility with both Israel and Palestine.

Ambushed on the Potomac

Richard Perle | Jan 21, 2009
One of America’s best-known neoconservatives gives his take on what went wrong over the past eight years, the role of the State Department in hijacking Bush’s foreign policy and why 50 million conspiracy theorists have it wrong.

What Resource Wars?

David G. Victor | Nov 12, 2007
Classic resource wars are good material for Hollywood screenwriters. They rarely occur in the real world.

Apocalypse Later

John Mueller | Nov 12, 2007

Non-Proliferation Parody

William C. Potter | Nov 12, 2007
In the previous issue of The National Interest, John Mueller argued that the threats from nuclear proliferation, nuclear terrorism and nuclear war are exagger

The Three 'Nos' Knows

Graham Allison | Nov 12, 2007
In the previous issue of The National Interest, John Mueller argued that the threats from nuclear proliferation, nuclear terrorism and nuclear war are exagger
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Commentary

A New Solution for Israel

Rafael D. Frankel | Jun 15, 2012
A paradigm of modified unilateralism in the West Bank combines the best of the Israel Right and Left—and avoids their obvious pitfalls.

Let's Make a Deal

Dov S. Zakheim | Sep 15, 2010
Netanyahu and Abbas know how an agreement would look. Will it fly?

Tunnel Vision Statesmanship

Aluf Benn | Sep 07, 2010
The Israelis and the Palestinians each want the whole pie for themselves. Can Netanyahu and Abbas focus on peace instead of who's the bigger victim?
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Blogs

The Errors of Exceptionalism

Paul R. Pillar | Nov 30, 2010
American exceptionalism—a rallying cry for conservatives—is in reality a huge blindspot we'd do well to overcome.

Books & Reviews

Doctrinal Faith

Colin Dueck | May 01, 2007
Unflinching loyalty to the Bush Doctrine leads Robert Kaufman astray in his study of American foreign policy—and Truman, Reagan and Bush do not make a three-of-kind.

Return of the "Commie-Nazis"

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Apr 19, 2007
Fascism did not die with Hitler and Mussolini in World War II. As recent events show, understanding what fascism means in the 21st century is a lesson worth learning. 

Who Won the War?

Geoffrey Smith | Mar 01, 2005
In the Cold War, Reagan overreached--and hit the mark.
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