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Tightening the Screws

Staunching the flow of funds to terrorist organizations take more than issuing exective orders. An inside look at a broken process, and how to fix it.

The World of Achilles: Ancient Soldiers, Modern Warriors

Homer, not Woodrow Wilson, may prove to be the best source of wisdom for the 21st century.

Small Mercies: China and America after 9/11

Despite some shared interests in fighting Al-Qaeda, September 11 isn't really a watershed for Sino-American relations.

A Whole New World?

The United States in moving inexorably toward closer political and economic association with Latin America. A quartet of recent books helps us plan the journey.

The Little Man's Revenge

The Secret Agent, published in 1907, is about a shadowy anarchist, Adolf Verloc, who owns a shop selling low-end goods in a grimy, working class district of London.

Sky High: Illusions of Air Power

For all the talk of humane warfare from above, the Kosovo war reconfirmed airpower's perennial strength--its deadly efficacy against civilian targets.

Books & Reviews

Scathing on Thin Ice

Christopher Hitchens' diatribe against Henry Kissinger should disappoint even the most credulous of the statesman's opponents. Effective polemic this is not.

1945 and All That

Well-trained historians need not be specialists, as P.M.H. Bell's illuminating new volume confirms.

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May 25, 2013