shaping a global order

The Paradox of International Action Francis Fukuyama
International action today can be legitimate or effective, but rarely both. The solution is to create "multi-multilateralism."

Polio's Return Scott Rosenstein & Laurie Garrett
how polio, a disease of the verge of eradication at the end of the 20th century, made a comeback at the beginning of the 21st.

Containing the Nuclear Red Zone Threat Ashton Carter & Stephen LaMontagne
A multinational solution for keeping states out f the nuclear weapons business.

the iraq war at three

Mirror, Mirror, on the War Paul Schroeder
The Dreyfus Affiar was important not for its historical consequences but for the moral rot it exposed in France. The same may be true of America and l'affaire Irak

Iraq in 3-D Andrew Erdmann
The United States in Iraq is trying to solve a three-dimensional problem in two-dimensional space. We need to think beyond counterinsurgency.

In the Army Now Robert Killebrew
Are the wheels coming off the U.S. Army thanks to the Iraq war? Not really, argues a retired Army colonel. But other problems loom.

all gone to look for america

Cool Jazz and Cold War Dana giola, Chairman of National Endowment for the Arts, talks with jazz legend Dave Brubeck about diplomacy in 5/4 time.

Celebrities R US David Kirby
What do Joshua Reynolds, Theda Bara, Madonna, and NASCAR champ Jeff Gordon have in common?

The Multiculturalism of the Streets Joel Kotkin
When Americans eat at Baja Fresh or Panda Express, they're digesting more than they think.

It Doesn't Stay in Vegas Francis Fukuyama & Bernard-Henri Lévy
Bernard-Henri Levy, a French intellectual following in Tocqueville's footsteps, discusses America with Francis Fukuyama.

reviews

Old Hickory Switch Walter Russell Mead
The age of Jackson is an oft-neglected chapter in American History, but three new books take up the challenge.

The Fall Gal Jackson Diehl
Two years after the Abu Ghraib story came to light, we still haven't gotten to the bottom of its darkness.

Goliathan Therese Delpech
Michael Mandelbaum's The Case for Goliath likens America's global role to that of a government. A distinguished French observer, astonishingly agrees.

Rewriting Oneself Bernard Lewis
The dean of Middle Eastern studies recounts how he came to write-and rewrite-The Arabs in History.

spring note

Alone in a Crowd Adam Garfinkle
A lunch in Berlin (nearly) gets out of hand.