Polarity in international relations Books & Reviews

Preventing the Unthinkable

Robert L. Gallucci | Sep 01, 2005
Graham Allison paints a frightful picture of nuclear terrorism. But all is not yet lost.

Resisting the Charms of War

Christopher A. Preble | Jun 01, 2005
Andrew J. Bacevich laments American militarism.

Who Won the War?

Geoffrey Smith | Mar 01, 2005
In the Cold War, Reagan overreached--and hit the mark.

Dreaming Europe in a Wide-Awake World

James C. Bennett | Dec 01, 2004
When it comes to Europe's gilded future, success is always just around the corner. Europeanists need to wake up--or risk being left behind by an unlikely coalition.

Night and Fog

Martin Walker | Dec 01, 2004
Alan Furst recreates the atmosphere of Europe's second Dark Ages (1933-45) as few others have. Today, Western civilization is again under attack, and Furst can teach us a great deal.

The Late American Nation

James Kurth | Sep 01, 2004
America has thrived thanks to its Anglo-Protestant culture. But does that culture carry the seeds of its own demise?

A Nation under Guilt

Martin Walker | Sep 01, 2004
Two recent histories of Nazi Germany shore up the dyke against the rising flood of "Germany as victim" revisionism.

Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?

Harvey Sicherman | Jun 01, 2004
There is no shortage of books on security and strategy in a world beset by terror. "Fortunately," writes Harvey Sicherman, "most are short."

A Champion for the Bourgeoisie

Leon Aron | Mar 01, 2004
A fictional 19th-century detective disdains Russia's intelligentsia and preaches a bourgeois sermon on virtue and responsible citizenship to Russia's nascent middle class.

Bad Laws Make Bad Judges

Fred C. Ikle | Mar 01, 2004
Robert Bork warns that judicial activism is going global. He doesn't know the half of it.

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