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The Ascension

R. Nicholas Burns | Jan 21, 2009
The creation of Barack Obama’s legacy will play out against three fundamental backdrops: America’s financial crisis; the ability to shore up the power of the United States; and the willingness of Joe Q. Public to spend blood and treasure beyond ou

Transatlantic Troubles

Andrew A. Michta | Nov 10, 2006
America need not restore the bygone, comprehensive relationship with Europe to achieve its purposes.

Reforging the Atlantic Alliance

Philip H. Gordon | Sep 01, 2002
NATO is not dead or doomed, but the Allies should use the Prague Summit to assure its healthy future.

Commentary

The Reset Blooms

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Oct 28, 2010
The Obama administration's "reset" with Russia has produced results. But can it last?

The Sodomy Trial of Anwar Ibrahim

Joseph Chinyong Liow | Oct 28, 2010
The trial of Anwar Ibrahim threatens to tear apart Malaysia's much-needed opposition movement.

Resetting Democracy

Paul J. Saunders | Jul 22, 2010
The only people who can push Russia toward democracy are Russians.
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Blogs

Long Overdue: Adding Permanent Members to the UN Security Council

Ted Galen Carpenter | Nov 08, 2010
President Obama's endorsement for including India on the UN Security Council was a nice low-cost move.

Whose Common Defence?

Christopher A. Preble | Oct 18, 2010
It's pretty bizarre to invoke the memory of Ronald Reagan to make the case for spending more money on today's military.

Obama's Tax War

Jacob Heilbrunn | Oct 11, 2010
Does Obama really think denouncing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will help sway voters?
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Books & Reviews

Pax Californica

Andrew J. Bacevich | Apr 20, 2010
America has at times oriented itself to the East, at others to the West. But what we have always had is a sense of our manifest destiny. And now the ideals of California—nihilism with a suntan—seem to be our primary ideological export.

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