Essays
Military Cooperation
Time to Forge a European Defence Union

European publics continue to support the idea of an integrated European project in the area of defense.

An Unlikely Socialist
Can Valls Lead France?

France’s Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, may be just the person to shake the Socialist Party out of its torpor and return it to fighting trim. Does he have a shot at the presidency in 2017?

Foreign Policy Adrift
Middle East “Stability:” Do We Care? Should We?

The problem with President Obama’s unprecedented “hands-off” policy for the Middle East.

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Iran and the Bomb
Sleepwalking

As bad as the nuclear negotiations seem, things are actually turning out well—or at least as well as could have been expected in a genuinely terrible and terrifying situation.

Understanding Our Adversaries
Why We Need Totalitarianism

Why we need a more refined concept of it, that is.

From the May/June Issue
Could It Have Been Otherwise?

Russian-American relations are in ruins. A look back at decisions made after the Cold War can help us understand what went wrong—and whether the United States had other options.

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God Wars
Does Francis Read Huntington?

Pope Francis pointedly spoke of the Armenian genocide at a service this weekend. His remarks are an important reminder that Christians around the world—in Africa and the Middle East specifically—are facing a savage and implacable enemy in militant fundamentalist Islam.

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Elections in the UK
The Master Returns

Tony Blair made his return to the political limelight to issue a broadside to Conservative dalliances with euroskepticism. His deft political touch is still in evidence.

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Russia and the West
Why the U.S. Should Ignore Belarus’ Unlikely Appeal

Lukashenko latest overtures to the U.S. to engage in the talks over Ukraine are at heart a self-serving ploy.

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Not A Partner For Peace
The Supreme Leader’s Speech and Liberal Delusions

What liberal statesmen often miss is that for many of America’s adversaries, it is the American system and American civilization that are the enemies.

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