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The Myth of a Moderate Obama

Robert W. Merry | May 01, 2013
The president is no pragmatic centrist. In fact, he has the most expansive and leftist vision in the history of the presidency.

Congressional Abdication

Jim Webb | Mar 01, 2013
Congress has been abandoning its traditional role in foreign policy to the executive branch.

Leading Blindly across a Minefield

Dimitri K. Simes
Paul J. Saunders
| Jan 02, 2013
The international system is at a transformative moment. Yet President Obama has failed to set a direction for America.

Getting Latin America Right

Julia E. Sweig | Jan 02, 2012
Obama has an opportunity to revitalize U.S. relations with its neighbors to the south.
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Commentary

Conrad Black's Essential Americans

James M. Perry | May 23, 2013
A new history makes great men the force behind the US rise.

The Risk of Blurring the Red Lines

Amitai Etzioni | Apr 26, 2013
Going back on declarations inclines others to test U.S. resolve.

The Morality of Kissinger's Realism

Robert W. Merry | Apr 25, 2013
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Henry Kissinger produced more moral outcomes than his idealistic enemies.
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Books & Reviews

The McChrystal Way of War

Gary Hart | Mar 01, 2013
The general was an innovative thinker in the midst of major changes in the Army.

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