Advise and Consent Advise and Consent
Foreign policy is that rare field in which essay-writing matters.
Jun 17, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Scott L. Malcomson
Cold War to Star Wars Cold War to Star Wars
Perhaps the most important question--for present policy-makers as well as historians--posed by the presidency of Ronald Reagan is what role he played in ending the cold war.
Jun 10, 2004 / Jonathan Schell
Pinochet and Us Pinochet and Us
The former dictator is back where he belongs.
Jun 1, 2004 / Feature / Marc Cooper
Pastrami & Champagne Pastrami & Champagne
Three decades ago Winston Churchill's grandson asked Ariel Sharon how Israel should deal with the Palestinians. "We'll make a pastrami sandwich out of them," he replied.
Apr 22, 2004 / Adam Shatz and Roane Carey
Empty Vessel Empty Vessel
For a man who destroyed his country and wrecked or stole hundreds of thousands of lives, Slobodan Milosevic is an oddly colorless villain.
Apr 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Laura Secor
Trying Saddam Trying Saddam
The capture of Saddam Hussein has raised the question of how best to hold him accountable for the horrendous human rights violations committed by his regime.
Mar 18, 2004 / Balakrishnan Rajagopal
I Confess (Sort of) I Confess (Sort of)
A confession is, by definition, a declaration of guilt.
Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Kate Levin
Britain’s Secret Sharers Britain’s Secret Sharers
Barely a month ago Prime Minister Tony Blair looked unstoppable. He'd survived, narrowly, a revolt within his own party over plans to allow universities to charge higher tuition ...
Mar 4, 2004 / Maria Margaronis and D.D. Guttenplan
The End of the Affair The End of the Affair
It's been a while since Cuba, that caiman-shaped Caribbean isle, ceased to be a place on the map.
Feb 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Achy Obejas
Whitewashing Blair Whitewashing Blair
Meteorologists may disagree, but the political weather in Britain almost always comes from the United States.
Feb 5, 2004 / D.D. Guttenplan