Sky King

Martin van Creveld's The Age of Airpower flies high, but off-course.

Elvis Lives!

A new five-disc set of the King's recordings begs the question: Was he really all that good?

Retroview: Francis Parkman’s Indian Problem

Reconsidering a great American historian who faced some familiar dilemmas.

The Rwandan Renaissance

What's behind it? And can it last?

Three Reconciliations

Creating a zone of democratic peace from Vancouver to Vladivostok.

Channeling Alexander Hamilton

Crushing debt is prompting Europe to look to an unlikely source for wisdom and inspiration: an American Founding Father.

What Putin’s Return Means for U.S.-Russia Policy

Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin as Russia’s President next spring will once again align real and formal power in Russia, as they were during his earlier two terms in office. Although the Russian Prime Minister is nominally subordinate to the President, Putin has dominated Russian politics throughout Dmitri Medvedev’s presidency. As if to underscore […]

Right, Wrong and Wronger

Joe Nocera has been a welcome addition to the New York Times op-ed page since his start there as a regular some months ago. On Tuesday he wrote another fine column, this one on why the current German leadership is on a path to do what he thinks, in retrospect, will look completely insane—not to […]

Peace, Normalization and Finality

Some perspective on the twilight of the Arab-Israeli peace process.

A Leaner, Meaner Brotherhood

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is becoming smaller and more dangerous.

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