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Principles and Interests

Chuck Hagel | Jun 01, 2006
In a volatile region of the world like South Asia, principled realism, not sloganeering, should guide U.S. policy.

A Difficult Country: Pakistan and the Case for Developmental Realism

Anatol Lieven | Mar 01, 2006
There are no textbook solutions for the problems of a country like Pakistan--but a creative approach can go a long way.

Whither Kazakhstan?

Fiona Hill | Dec 01, 2005
The Specter of a "Colored Revolution"Kazakhstan's scheduled December 4, 2005 presidential election brings two major questions into focus for this Central Asian state.

Fall 2005 Asia Supplement: China's Disease Cauldron

Elizabeth Prescott | Sep 01, 2005
China's reaction to the outbreak of influenza on the mainland will affect more than just the health of its citizens.

Kings of the East

Christopher Marsh | Sep 01, 2005
Bush's realist head and voter's evangelical hearts are taking him in two different directions on China.

What Hobbes Really Said

Noel Malcolm | Sep 01, 2005
Life in the state of nature may be "nasty, brutish and short," but states are not people, and Hobbes is not the ultra-realist he is made out to be.
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Politics as Usual?

Anatol Lieven | Feb 26, 2008
Positively in Pakistan, elections were held and main opposition parties are in talks to form a coalition. But if they don't learn from past mistakes, this attempt at democracy is also destined to fail.

Hands Off Pakistan

Malou Innocent | Feb 21, 2008
After Pervez Musharraf’s rejection at the ballot box, the United States only has bad options. The best one is letting Pakistani politics play out on their own.

Scouring South Asia

Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Andrew E. Title
| Feb 19, 2008
National Interest online checks in on two vital American allies in a critical region. Will they keep working with the United States? Nick Gvosdev takes a hard look.
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