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Thatcher

Left-Out Legislature

The new Democratic Congress will find it has only a limited role to play in foreign policy.

Vive le Neóconservatisme?

Strange as it sounds, a version of this ideology just might become resurgent in France.

Over and Out

Owen Harries announces his retirement as The National Interest's editor.

A Skeptical Conservative

Rationalism and politics is a combustible mixture. We know this from history. Oakeshott knew it all along.

Commentary

David Cameron: Centrist

He and Clegg are posing as soul brothers. The Lib Dems and Tories look the same. What’s the point of British politics?

A New Hope in France

French voters dealt a blow to the far-right and the far-left, reassuring themselves and the world of the strength of their democracy and the prospects for healthy change to reverse France’s decline.

Books & Reviews

Missing the Point

Mearsheimer and Walt fail to capture the realities of policy formation.

Flawed but Still Important

Mearsheimer and Walt should have included more field work in their research. Yet their book still deserves to be read and discussed.

Books and Reviews: A Uniter, Not a Decider

Jacob Heilbrunn analyzes a spate of recent Reagan biographies, which demonstrate that neither George W. Bush nor any of the presidential candidates can lay claim to Reagan's unique legacy.

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February 12, 2012