what a riot

Political Order in Egypt Francis Fukuyama
How Samuel Huntington helps us understand the Jasmine Revolutions.

Army Guys Robert Springborg & Clement M. Henry
The different social "locations" of the armies of Egypt and Tunisia explain the divergent paths of the recent upheavals in those two countries.

Faded Colors Lincoln A. Mitchell
Untutored enthusiasts of the Jasmine Revolutions could take a few lessons from the Color Revolutions. (You remember those, right?)

The Berber Awakening Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
Amazighité is rapidly coming down from the Atlas Mountains. Never heard of it? You will.

america's alliances

From Protectorates to Partnerships Jim Thomas
Collective defense in the coming century will require both greater reciprocity and more self-reliance on the part of our allies.

The Allies We Need Kori Schake
An unsentimental checklist for assessing an ally's value in parlous times.

NATO's Last Chance Andrew A. Michta
The spearhead of the Transatlantic relationship is now undermining it.

Networked Asia Dan Blumenthal
Transforming America's Asian alliances into an integrated net-centric system.

The Man with the Tin Cup Dov Zakheim
How the Pentagon’s official fundraiser for the war in Afghanistan discovered that stingy allies weren’t even the half of the problem compared to the mess in Washington.

Toolbox: U.S. Oceans Policy on an Even Keel James Kraska & Raul Pedrozo
U.S. oceans policy is dangerously adrift.

reviews

Social Studies Peter N. Stearns
David Brooks's attempt to popularize social science's recent harvest of insight succeeds, mostly.

Beyond Belief? Joseph Bottum
The sociology of religion takes everything about its subject seriously, with one important exception.

Milky Ways Jennifer Hewett
The history of milk—from sacred nourishment to taboo drink to our modern, dairy-saturated abundance.

Swinging Cats Laurence Maslon
An ambitious effort to illuminate Old World influences on American popular culture falls short.

Writers Ringside John G. Rodwan, Jr.
There was a time when writers found deep meaning in the sport of boxing. Are those days gone for good?

Retroview: A Shy Little Bird Michael McDonald
Heda Margolius Kovály's Under a Cruel Star is a masterpiece of memoir still awaiting its due

notes & letters

Triple Feature: A Letter from Kandahar Todd Greentree
Hollywood classics illuminate the complexities of Afghanistan.

City on a Hill: A Letter from Medellín Russell Crandall & Caroline McDermott
There are lessons to be learned from the rejuvenation of this former narco-hellhole of murder and mayhem.

Summer Note: Everyman's Art Laurel Seth
Alexander Girard turned the act of displaying folk art into an art form all its own.