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Surge of the 'Second World'

Parag Khanna | Apr 25, 2012
Those nations falling between the developed West and the world’s poorest countries are jockeying for position in their own regions and playing powers against each other. They will make life increasingly difficult for the reigning great powers.

The Global Power Shift from West to East

Christopher Layne | Apr 25, 2012
Pax Americana and the age of Western dominance are fading. Washington can manage this decline, but first it must acknowledge its reality. History moves forward with a crushing force and does not wait for the unprepared.

A World in Transformation

Brent Scowcroft | Apr 25, 2012
The world we know is changing. The result is an uneasy mixture of the traditional Westphalian state system and the forces of globalization. Until we find a balance between them, this is a recipe for drift, transition and increasing chaos.

Made in America

Carl J. Schramm | Apr 20, 2010
America still retains its innovative edge over China and India. But as long as Washington continues to handpick winners and losers, our preeminence is in jeopardy.

Empire Falls

Robert A. Pape | Jan 22, 2009
The United States is in unprecedented decline. Future generations will look back at the past decade as the beginning of the end of American hegemony.

A User's Guide to the Century

Jeffrey D. Sachs | Jul 02, 2008
Jeffrey Sachs explains why the new world order of the twenty-first century is crisis-prone.

A Conservative Continuum

David Keene | Aug 29, 2007
The sharp divides within the conservative movement are more imagined than real. Any conservative—whether "paleo" or "neo"— would object to a foreign policy bereft of values.

The Dispensable Nation?

Brent Scowcroft | Jul 01, 2007
Even though the United States has lost its Cold War–era aura of "specialness", the world still needs U.S. leadership.

Israel and Arab Democracy

Aluf Benn | Jun 01, 2005
George W. Bush believes that democracy in the Arab world is the key to security. All in due time, says Ariel Sharon.

Liberal Realism: The Foundations of a Democratic Foreign Policy

G. John Ikenberry
Charles A. Kupchan
| Sep 01, 2004
The quickest way to end unipolarity is to pursue unilateralism. An America that obeys international rules will strengthen its foundation of power and preserve its advantage.

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