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American Jihad

Bruce Hoffman | Apr 20, 2010
Al-Qaeda has accomplished the unthinkable: establishing an embryonic recruitment, radicalization and operational capacity on our shores. Our current strategy risks another 9/11.

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.

Ahead of the Curve: Countdown for Kosovo

Tim Potier | Feb 05, 2007
United Nations special envoy Marrtti Ahtisaari introduced his plan for Kosovo to Serbian and Kosovar leaders over the weekend. In the Spring 2006 issue of The National Interest Tim Potier addressed how Washington should approach the delic

A Difficult Country: Pakistan and the Case for Developmental Realism

Anatol Lieven | Mar 01, 2006
There are no textbook solutions for the problems of a country like Pakistan--but a creative approach can go a long way.

Whither Kazakhstan?

Fiona Hill | Dec 01, 2005
The Specter of a "Colored Revolution"Kazakhstan's scheduled December 4, 2005 presidential election brings two major questions into focus for this Central Asian state.

Fall 2005 Asia Supplement: China's Disease Cauldron

Elizabeth Prescott | Sep 01, 2005
China's reaction to the outbreak of influenza on the mainland will affect more than just the health of its citizens.
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Commentary

Nation Building Fails in the Balkans

Gordon N. Bardos | Dec 04, 2012
Despite decades of Western intervention, the former Yugoslavia seems to stay the same.

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.

Bosnian Lessons

Gordon N. Bardos | Jul 16, 2010
What are the prospects for success in Iraq and Afghanistan? Our nation-building record in Bosnia and Kosovo isn’t encouraging.
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Books & Reviews

Qutb and the Jews

Benny Morris | Oct 20, 2010
The conventional wisdom says Sayyid Qutb is the forefather of modern-day Islamic fundamentalism. What is less known is how the thinker's intense anti-Semitism and contempt for female sexuality contributed to this vulgar worldview.

Davos Man Meets Homo Balcanicus

Gordon N. Bardos | Sep 01, 2003
Sumantra Bose, Bosnia After Dayton: Nationalist Partition and International Intervention (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002), 352 pp.

Zakaria's Complaint

Thomas Carothers | Jun 01, 2003
It's a mistake, argues Fareed Zakaria, to conflate constitutional liberalism with democracy. It's a mistake, says Thomas Carothers, to exaggerate the extent to which that mistake actually characterizes U.S. policy.

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