Johns Hopkins University Commentary

The Talented Mr. Cohen: A Response

Ruth Wedgwood responds to Ximena Ortiz’s column on Eliot A. Cohen’s appointment to serve as counselor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, protesting its “ barrage of personal invective and cheap-shot metaphors.”

Blair's Iraq "Disaster"

Was Blair’s offhand acknowledgement of a “disaster” in Iraq a slip of the tongue or shift in strategy, signaling a post-electoral loosening of ties to the Bush Administration?

An Immense Charge: Realist Lessons about the Consequences of Intervention

In his March 17, 2003 speech delivering a final ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, President George W.

China and the Crisis in Korea

When considering China's role in the North Korea crisis, three overarching questions for America rise to the mind.

Power and Deficit Spending

The durability of the American triumph in Iraq will presumably depend on factors more political and diplomatic than strictly military.

The Unfinished Revolution: East-Central Europe, Democratization and the Euro-Atlantic Community

On Sunday, February 2, 2003, President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic became a private citizen.

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May 26, 2012