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On War and Choice

Lawrence Freedman | Apr 20, 2010
It has long been said that there are wars of necessity and wars of choice. But enemies always adapt, especially in our world of terrorists, failing states and delinquent regimes. Every war is a war of choice.

Brussels Unbound

Jeffrey L. Cimbalo | Jun 01, 2006
The EU has "unilateralist" ambitions.

From Awakening to War

Robert F. Ellsworth | Jun 01, 2006
Without quick mediation, the politicization of religion could lead to conflict.

Clinging to Faith

Paul Hollander | Mar 01, 2006
From the wreckage of communism's legacy, the ideology rises again.

The Freedom Crusade, Revisited

Leslie H. Gelb
Daniel Pipes
Robert W. Merry
Joseph S. Nye
| Dec 01, 2005
Leslie H. Gelb, Daniel Pipes, Robert W. Merry and Joseph S. Nye offer their reactions to Robert W. Tucker and David Hendrickson on the Bush Doctrine.

The 'Amazing and Mysterious Life' of Ronald Reagan

Josef Joffe | Sep 01, 2004
Mr. Reagan was a simple man with simple straightforward ideas. But he pursued a subtle and complex foreign policy. Maybe we missed something. Where was the rest of him?
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Commentary

Russia's Toxic Deep State

Thomas de Waal | Aug 30, 2011
Suspicious assassinations. Winks, nods and shadowy figures. The sword and shield of Soviet Russia is alive and well.

An Anatomy of Apathy

Thomas de Waal | Apr 29, 2011
Why Western-style democracy can't take root in bleak, fatalistic former-Soviet countries.

Urge Restraint with Restraint

Dimitri K. Simes | Mar 01, 2011
Gorbachev’s experience should sound a cautionary note for other authoritarian regimes now under pressure.
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Blogs

Was Stalin Crazy?

Jacob Heilbrunn | Apr 25, 2011
A new discovery raises questions about Stalin's mental state. Was he crazy like a fox—or just plain nuts?

The Battle of the Bridge

Paul R. Pillar | Dec 28, 2010
Despite good intentions, there are limits to cooperation between academics and policy makers. It's time to cool the verbal warfare.

Books & Reviews

Only Don't Call Me Comrade

Mark Mazower | Feb 23, 2011
Stalin: The Dictator. The Revolutionary. The Homebody? The USSR’s Cold War ambitions have been greatly exaggerated. Worldwide Marxist revolution played second fiddle to control of the Continent.

Have Gun, Will Travel

Richard Overy | Oct 20, 2010
The story of the AK-47 reads like a Stalinist myth. Whether it's true or not, the gun is a sure sign of humanity's penchant for violent solutions to conflict.

Exodus

Walter Laqueur | Mar 02, 2009
Morris turns to the origins of the one-state and two-state conceptions. It helps explain how the Israelis and Palestinians got themselves into this intractable conflict in the first place.
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