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Notes from the Balkans

Gordon N. Bardos | Jul 01, 2007
The United States should not balk at getting more deeply involved in the volatile Balkans: a well-crafted foreign policy could yield real results.

India's Ascending Path

Leah Fenwick | May 01, 2007
India is being courted by Russia, China and the United States. Heady stuff—as long as India’s leaders don’t forget they still have some pressing domestic challenges.

In the Tsunami's Wake

Anjalika Bardalai | Mar 01, 2005
It was a human tragedy, but not an economic disaster.

Banking on Turkey

H. Kaan Nazli | Dec 01, 2004
On the eve of EU accession, Turkey's financial sector is poised to take off.

Enforcing Nuclear Disarmament

Amitai Etzioni | Dec 01, 2004
Nigeria, Kazakhstan, the Congo: What do they have in common? All have nuclear reactors with the blessing of the UN. Is this "counter-proliferation" fit for an age of terror.

The Cult of Precaution

Roger Scruton | Jun 01, 2004
The high priests of the European Commission invoke the arcane scripture of the Precautionary Principle to justify their environmental enyclicals--the wages of reason be damned.

Uncle Sam in the Arab Street

Ray Takeyh | Mar 01, 2004
If America promotes democracy in the Middle East, it must be prepared for some very unpleasant consequences.

Does Iraq Matter?

Morton Abramowitz | Mar 01, 2004
Realists, neocons, and liberals all agree that American failure in Iraq would be a catastrophe beyond Iraq. Really? How exactly?

Realism About Georgia

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Dec 10, 2003
I've received some critical comments about last week's column, especially as it related to the situation in Georgia.

New Europe, New Problems

George J. Viksnins | Sep 01, 2003
Sure, the countries of "New Europe" are friends of the United States right now--but what happens when Brussels gets a hold of them?

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