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The Culture Club

Not all cultures are equally conducive to progress.

Trouble in Tbilisi

Liberty and security are hard to combine. Georgians risk losing both.

Lessons Unlearned: A Comparison of Three American Wars

From Panama to Kosovo: the decline and incoherence of American warfighting.

Tainted Transactions: An Exchange

Jeffrey Sachs, Anders Aslund, Marek Dabrowski, Peter Reddaway, Igor Aristov, Wayne Merry, Michael Hudson, Daivd Ellerman, Steven Rosefielde, Janine Wedel

Destroying South Africa's Democracy: USAID, the Ford Foundation and Civil Society

For however delightful and heroic a man Mandela is, and no matter how utterly justified his movement's struggle has been, one should not be blinded to the problems with his party.

Commentary

North Korea and the Food-Aid Dilemma

The situation in North Korea is steadily worsening. Washington's stated commitments to humanitarianism ring hollow.

Economic Policy Vacuum in Iraq

America needs to help Baghdad build a vibrant private sector.

Civil Defense

We need a hybrid civil-military organization for our reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.

Blogs

To Better Afghanistan, Boot the Contractors

Why not pay Afghans directly for their work?

A Unified Security Budget

Aspirational Secretary Gates meet Operational Secretary Gates.

Books & Reviews

Battle Hymn of the Diplomats

Awash in Wilsonian hubris, the State Department’s meandering and militaristic QDDR will ensure Foggy Bottom remains second-rate—both inside the Beltway and overseas.

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February 13, 2012