Republican Party Commentary

Boisterous Bushies

Morton Abramowitz | Jan 06, 2010
Many of Obama’s conservative critics are responsible for the foreign-policy problems he faces. They need to lay off and let the president clean up their mess.

Hit Obama for the Right Reasons

Dimitri K. Simes | May 15, 2009
The Cheney family’s attacks on Obama are a nasty distraction and damaging the GOP. Instead, Republicans should offer new ideas to challenge the president’s.

Dead Elephants

Daniel W. Drezner | May 14, 2009
The GOP is intellectually adrift and lacks a foreign-policy strategy. While Democrats may be inclined to gloat, the absence of a serious debate on international affairs is bad for the country.

The Liberal Ascendancy

Jacob Heilbrunn | Nov 05, 2008
Obama’s new coalition is a body blow to the GOP, and heralds the rebirth of American liberalism.

Reflections on Leaving the Party

Susan Eisenhower | Aug 21, 2008
Susan Eisenhower endorsed Barack Obama in front of seventy-five thousand people. Here’s why.

Ike's Granddaughter Speaks

Justine A. Rosenthal | Feb 04, 2008
Prominent foreign-policy expert Susan Eisenhower expands on her editorial in the Washington Post about why she supports Obama, what's wrong with the Republican Party and what we can learn from her grandfather.

Ruminations from the Right: Republicans, Iraq and the 2008 Elections, Part II

Colin Dueck | Jul 26, 2007
The domestic legacy of President Bush’s will require a delicate tightrope walk by Republican officials, perhaps beyond the talents of even the most agile politicians—all to the Democrats’ advantage.

Ruminations from the Right: Republicans, Iraq and the 2008 Elections, Part I

Colin Dueck | Jul 09, 2007
In his innaugural biweekly column, Colin Dueck describes the Democrats as a vessel for discontent regarding the Iraq War. But will this be enough to win back the White House?

Get Real

Dimitri K. Simes | May 18, 2007
If we can’t be honest with ourselves, how can we have an effective foreign policy?

Today, Democrats Have Caught the Car. Now What?

Winslow T. Wheeler | Jan 04, 2007
An insider delivers a warning to incoming Democrats, and America.

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