Biden’s relative unpopularity is undeserved—he’s been a pretty good vice president.
A year later, too many still refuse to accept that Mikheil Saakashvili behaved recklessly in his conflict with Russia.
With instability in the Middle East now compounded by a resurgent Russia, the time is ripe to push for a major breakthrough in U.S.-Iran relations.
As the situations become more complicated in Pakistan and Georgia, both American allies, the U.S. is faced with some tough choices.
Why the cases for federalism, loose confederation and soft partition don't guarantee stability in a post-occupation Iraq.
In an interview, Senator Joseph Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, points to the potential for future Congressional action on Iraq and outlined a strategy for getting Iran to support a federal, stable Iraq.
Common sense, practical necessity and the unfulfilled promise of representative government demand a reevaluation of regionalism in Iraq.
(This "Realist" column will appear as part of The National Interest's summer 2004 symposium, "Iraq at the Turn.
In response to the September 11 attacks, the Bush Administration broadly reformulated U.