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China: What Engagement Should Mean

The challenge of an ascendant China now requires a consistent, steady, long-term view.

Birds of a Feather

Bosnia and Haiti, Somalia and North Korea .

Commentary

Legal Tyranny

Why are lawyers getting all the good foreign-policy jobs in Obama’s administration?

United in Powerlessness

The war between Georgia and Russia has shown just how powerless Europe is to resolve crises, militarily or diplomatically. Will Brussels ever take responsibility for its own neighborhood?

Litvinenko Under the Microscope

The death of Alexander Litvinenko has exposed a web of relationships spanning twenty years and two continents.

Books & Reviews

The Laws of War

Stopping torture and changing the policies of the Bush administration may not be enough. With a whole new type of terrorist bred from extraordinary rendition and torture, the last eight years may well prove inescapable.

Homo Neoconus

Everyone knows about Bill Kristol and Robert Kagan. But what about their intellectual godfather? A look at the original democracy-promoting liberal defense hawk, JFK and LBJ advisor Walt Rostow.

An Officer and a Professor

The best way to master history is to live through it. Michael Howard’s Captain Professor speaks to the past and present.

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February 12, 2012