The American Political Tradition 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 us...
Jul 10, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich
Say Goodbye to Bolton Say Goodbye to Bolton
Selection of a new UN Secretary General is too important to be engineered by the whims and prejudices of John Bolton. It's time for saner voices in the Administration to tell the U...
Jun 26, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams
The New American Cold War The New American Cold War
The unfolding conflict over US plans to build missile defense components near post-Soviet Russia, in Poland and the Czech Republic, is the latest proof of the way US-Russian relati...
Jun 21, 2006 / Feature / Stephen F. Cohen
We Are the World We Are the World
When liberals and conservatives discuss the United States' role in the world, they are really talking about the narcissism of small differences. Two new books show how both sides s...
Jun 15, 2006 / Books & the Arts / David Rieff
UN to US: End the Abuse UN to US: End the Abuse
UN Deputy Secretary Mark Malloch Brown's measured reprimand of the Bush Administration was not an attack. It was a call for real US leadership instead of the bullying tactics of Jo...
Jun 8, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams
As Others See Us As Others See Us
When a group of international journalists visited a small town in Maine, they made it clear that America's aggression in Iraq, its greed and the advance of pop culture are leading ...
Jun 5, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Insecurity State The Insecurity State
Americans are now caught in a security paradox: We expect the government to protect us, but its responses make us feel even more insecure.
May 18, 2006 / Donald W. Shriver Jr.
People Power In Nepal People Power In Nepal
The removal of the contemptuous Nepali regime was a type of "people power" absent from Asia and the rest of world for many years, opening dialogue with the Maoist rebels and creati...
May 5, 2006 / Feature / Kanak Mani Dixit
Saber Rattling Over Iran Saber Rattling Over Iran
The US and Iran are engaged in a reckless game of chicken that could end in disaster for the Persian Gulf region and the world.
May 4, 2006 / The Editors
Ferment Over ‘The Israel Lobby’ Ferment Over ‘The Israel Lobby’
Criticisms of the Israel lobby have circulated for years, but it took two professors and the Iraq War to inject realist ideas into the debate.
Apr 27, 2006 / Feature / Philip Weiss