American administration Commentary

Nuclear Lemonade

Obama is right to encourage the use of nuclear energy. Let’s hope he’s actually serious about it—and not just trying to score political points with union workers.

Ditch the Reset

America and Russia shouldn’t try to be friends. Cooperating in areas of common interest is the way to go.

Slow Train to Brussels

The EU’s response to the economic crisis is limited because it has to be. The union has always balanced national interests with supranational ones.

Interview with Georgian Labor Party Leader

A sit-down with Shalva Natelashvili, the founder and chairman of the Georgian Labor Party, and a veteran leader of the Georgian opposition.

The Old, New Thing for Iraq

Britain’s “anti-surge” demonstrates its well-founded skepticism of President Bush’s “new” plan for Iraq. The plan contains some tried, and failed, economic and political strategies that are unlikely to achieve better results this time.

Don't Compare Iraq to Vietnam

As tempting as the comparison may be, America’s involvement in Iraq has followed a starkly different trajectory than its previous misadventure in Vietnam.

The Transatlantic Dialogue in The National Interest

The transatlantic dialogue remains one of the premier issues for discussion in the pages of The National Interest and its weekly online supplement, In the National Interest.

Lessons To and From the Road to Hell: Ten Years after the Rwandan Genocide

For better or worse, in democracies, politicians respond to the domestic pressure, which is seldom altruistic.

Iran's Iraqi Tightrope

Realism: It's High-minded...and It Works

A morality of results trumps a morality of intentions every time.

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May 26, 2012