Social philosophy Commentary

Reagan Was Right About Ballistic Missiles

Steve Andreasen | May 05, 2004
Historians sifting through President Ronald Reagan's papers may find no subject as riveting or controversial as his policies on nuclear weapons and arms control.

Questions from a Communitarian: Thinking About the International System

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | May 05, 2004
 Yesterday, I had the opportunity to take part in a panel ("The New Global Architecture: Moral and Value Foundations") sponsored by the Swiss Foundation for World Affairs (

Brave Not-So-New World: A Case for Realism and Multilateralism

J. Peter Pham | Apr 07, 2004
Robert Cooper.

Europe and the Establishment

John O'Sullivan | Mar 31, 2004
In Britain, they have admitted the existence of "the establishment" ever since journalist Henry Fairlie coined the term in the mid-fifties.

Democracy as Realpolitik

George F. Paik | Mar 10, 2004
United States foreign policy should be all about democracy, in a way that it never has been.

Democratic Fundamentalism Part I. Thoughts on Haiti, Cuba, Iraq and Kosovo

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Mar 03, 2004
"First, modernization.  Then, democratization."

Thinking Beyond NATO

E. Wayne Merry | Feb 25, 2004
The Iraq conflict ignited transatlantic tensions smoldering since the end of the Cold War.

Peculiarities of a Non-Strategic Partnership

Yevgeny Verlin | Feb 25, 2004
In short, relations between Moscow and Washington remain ambivalent. This ambivalence is increasing as the presidential elections in both countries approach.

Stuck with Marx

Uwe Siemon-Netto | Jan 28, 2004
"Sapere aude," Immanuel Kant advised his contemporaries - "have courage to use your own understanding.

Politics in an Age of Vilification

Stephen Boyko
Aron Gottesman
| Dec 24, 2003
All politics involves tradeoffs.

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