Lee Hamilton Articles

The Khatemi Factor: How Much Does It Matter?

Change in Iran is in the air, and it could be dramatic--but this is speculative and both the timetable and the actual policy implications are impossible to specify.

The Future of a Contradiction

The great issue of American foreign policy today may be simply stated.

America's Grand Strategy: A Pattern of History

America's Grand Strategy: A Pattern of History Byline: James Kurth     In recent years, there have been many proposals about what should be the future direction, even the grand strategy, of American forei

Making Sense of Japan: A Reassessment of Revisionism

Japan provides the last remaining prop for the dollar’s role as the world’s currency, and with that role all of America’s superpower pretensions.

The World Trade Center Bomb: Who is Ramzi Yousef? And Why It Matters

According to the presiding judge in last year's trial, the bombing of New York's World Trade Center on February 26, 1993 was meant to topple the city's tallest tower onto its twin, amid a cloud of cyanide gas.

Another Way to Skin a Cat: The Spirit of Capitalism and the Confucian Ethic

I have examined the non-economic factors that have contributed to the Little Dragons' remarkable achievements. I have focused mainly on businessmen, government officials, and factory workers who were active players during the decisive years from t

'Asianism' and Asian Security

When, in January 1995, China seized territory from the Philippines in the South China Sea, the states of East and Southeast Asia conspicuously balked at meeting the challenge that this peremptory action posed.

Into the Shooting Gallery

Putting NATO at risk in order to carry out a dubious mission in Bosnia, for the sake of repaired reputation and not real interests, constitutes a political gamble of the first order.

Australia and Asia: Espresso Democracy in a Satay Region

In the last fifty-five years Australia's move away from Britain has been persistent but harmonious.

Churchill's Realism: Reflections on the Fulton Speech

The speech is remembered today as a seminal pronouncement on behalf of the Atlantic solidarity and clearheaded realism. What is less remembered is that at the time the address brought down on Churchill a torrent of controversy.

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May 26, 2012