eurasiascapes

The Declinists, Wrong Again Edward Luttwak
America and Europe retain decisive advantages in the contest for global affluence and influence.

Russia and the European Order Ivan Krastev
An authoritarian Russia and a still-evolving EU federal democracy bring out the worst in each other.

Perhapsburg A. Wess Mitchell
Today’s European Union is yesterday’s Austro-Hungarian Empire on the gameboard of world politics.

Faded Romance Charles Gati
How Mitteleuropa fell out of love with America.

New Purposes, New Plumbing Ronald D. Asmus
America and Europe must integrate their soft- and hard-power assets for their partnership to remain effective.

NATO, R.I.P. Rajan Menon
NATO is obsolete; the Atlantic world is anything but.

the global election

The Global Election The 2008 U.S. presidential campaign has attracted wider and more intense interest worldwide than any in history. We asked observers from around the planet to report on what it all seems to mean.

The World's Vote Josef Joffe

The World's Vote András Dési

The World's Vote Andrey Kortunov

The World's Vote Hiro Aida

The World's Vote Paul Kelly

The World's Vote C. Raja Mohan

The World's Vote Bo Huldt

The World's Vote David Goodhart

The World's Vote José Piñera

The World's Vote Ehud Yaari

The World's Vote Mohamed Elmenshawy

The World's Vote João Espada

The World's Vote Joe Garcia

The World's Vote Wang Jisi

The World's Vote David Martin Jones

The World's Vote Jusuf Wanandi

The World's Vote Ann Bernstein

The World's Vote Mustafa Akyol

The World's Vote Daniel Vernet

The World's Vote Luis Rubio

The World's Vote Ljiljana Smajlovic

The World's Vote Warren Fernandez

The World's Vote Rami G. Khouri

The World's Vote Brent Choi

The World's Vote Kathryn Boateng

The World's Vote Valerio Briani

The World's Vote Stephen Kinsella

mccain's choices

When He Wins Lawrence Eagleburger, Newt Gingrich & Charles Hill
What would it be like?

A Conversation with Howard Baker Don’t label McCain, says the former Senate Majority Leader.

iraq as a hard place

The Business They've Chosen John Renehan
Dispatches from a Police Transition Team in Ramadi.

Political Resets and U.S. Leverage in Iraq Matthew Sherman
We need to target aid more strategically in Iraq to avoid past mistakes.

reviews

"I Am an African" Bjorn Aaron
Thabo Mbeki is a great man who has become a bitter man.

Poker Ghosts David G. Schwartz
Poker is not just a game; it’s the quintessence of our national spirit.

Hail the Hamburger! Jennifer Hewett
The surprising history of America’s gastronomical icon.

The New Courtiers Michael Vlahos
What some star analysts of world politics today have in common with Theodore Lascaris.

Portrait of a Terrorist Joel Schwartz
Tales of terrorism, past and present.

notes & letters

High on the Hog Thomas M. Rickers
Buy a Harley and ride a piece of American mythology.