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The Palmerstonian Moment

Richard N. Haass | Jan 02, 2008
Following Lord Palmerston's dictum, the United States may have neither permanent friends nor permanent enemies in the 21st century. We're left with a world of uncertainty—and opportunity.

The Dispensable Nation?

Brent Scowcroft | Jul 01, 2007
Even though the United States has lost its Cold War–era aura of "specialness", the world still needs U.S. leadership.

End the Crusade

Dimitri K. Simes | Jan 03, 2007
The debacle in Iraq reaffirms the lesson of a thousand years ago: there is no such thing as a good crusade; divine missions are not conducive to sensible policy.

Beyond the NRA Doctrine

Charles D. Ferguson
Peter van Ham
| Jan 03, 2007
America should join with Europe in aggressively policing proliferation.

Mind the Gap

Daniel W. Drezner | Jan 03, 2007
Why policymaking elites and foreigners alike distrust the judgment of Americans.

Reshaping our Iran Policy

Jim Saxton | Jan 03, 2007
U.S. policy must ensure the price of Iranian aggression becomes unaffordable.
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Books & Reviews

Capital Ideas

Harold James | Sep 01, 2002
A look at the poverty of some contending economic fundamentalisms.

A Slithy Tove

George Walden | Mar 01, 2001
Twentieth-century atrocities receive an unrewarding spin for the television age.

The Appeal of Iran, Review of Shahram Chubin's Iran's National Security Policy: Capabilities and Intentions

Graham E. Fuller | Sep 01, 1994
Before we can begin to fashion a sensible Iran policy, the first task is to grasp the full dimensions of what Iran is all about.

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