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A Sit-Down with Brent Scowcroft

Justine A. Rosenthal | Jan 21, 2009
The principles of transformationalism—idealism spread by the barrel of a gun—have been central to America’s foreign-policy failings over the last eight years. With a new leadership in power, Washington has a chance to right past wrongs. But that w

The Big Ten: The Case for Pragmatic Idealism

James A. Baker, III | Aug 29, 2007
James Baker endorsed Republican presidential hopeful John McCain today. In September, he gave his decalogue for foreign policy in The National Interest.

Lines in the Sand

Robert Delahunty
John Yoo
| Jan 03, 2007
A nation-state’s borders are not sacrosanct. Failed states should be fragmented into more governable parts.

The Return of the State

Shibley Telhami | Jun 01, 2006
Five years ago, the Arab state was the problem.  Now it is seen as the solution.

The Ethics of Realism

John C. Hulsman
Anatol Lieven
| Jun 01, 2005
Hans Morgenthau and Reinhold Niebuhr--the fathers of American realism--understood that good intentions do not excuse failure.

Bad Statesman, Good Prophet

Michael Mandelbaum | Jun 01, 2001
The shape of the post-Cold War world is not really elusive. It is defined by the Wilsonian triad of democracy, free trade and arms control.

Remembering the Future

Paul Wolfowitz | Mar 01, 2000
Taking seriously the admonition that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat its mistakes.

Kosovo: Only Independence Will Work

Noel Malcolm | Dec 01, 1998
The continuation of the West's present policy on the other hand, far from solving Kosovo's problems, will only make them--and those of the whole Balkan region--far more lethally insoluble in the future.

Foreign Policy and Domestic Scandal

Peter W. Rodman | Dec 01, 1998
Nixon's extreme case illustrates the variety of potential problems that can arise in a scandal-weakened presidency. President Clinton seems to have dodged the bullet on the face of it; the November 3 election results demonstrated his remarkable po

Russia's Crisis, America's Complicity

Dimitri K. Simes | Dec 01, 1998
The appointment of the Primakov government in September reflects profound changes in Russian politics, some of which have serious implications for the United States.

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