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Foreign PolicyApril 28, 2009
Farewell, the American Century
In order to solve our problems Americans must begin to see ourselves as we really are.
Andrew J. Bacevich
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PoliticsSeptember 9, 2008
9/11 Plus Seven
Seven years after the attacks, the Bush Administration's strategy to transform the world has squandered our resources, buried us in debt and poses a greater strategic threat than Osama bin Laden ever did.
Andrew J. Bacevich
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Foreign PolicyAugust 12, 2008
Illusions of Victory
The United States did not reinvent war after 9/11. It only thought it did.
Andrew J. Bacevich
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Non-fictionApril 5, 2007
The Semiwarriors
By creating an atmosphere of perpetual crisis, Presidents have expanded their powers and hidden their actions from the public eye.
Andrew J. Bacevich
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Foreign PolicyJuly 10, 2006
The American Political Tradition
American foreign policy is shaped by a myth of national righteousness. In two new books, Peter Beinart abuses history to suggest liberals embrace this myth, while Stephen Kinzer uses America's history of involvement in foreign coups to reveal why we cannot.
Andrew J. Bacevich
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Foreign PolicySeptember 8, 2005
Robert Kaplan: Empire Without Apologies
In his new book, Robert Kaplan proposes that the antidote to anarchy is empire, policed by soldiers holding an assault rifle in one hand and candy bars in the other.
Andrew J. Bacevich
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September 8, 2005
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Foreign PolicyJune 16, 2005
Tug of War
The reality of America's role in the cold war was far more complex and ambiguous than historical accounts suggest.
Andrew J. Bacevich