Empires and Barbarians

Pre- and postmodern “barbarians” have much in common, with sobering implications for U.S. strategy and the War on Terror.

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Exit Interview
John Bolton

On January 10, 2007, TAI editor Adam Garfinkle sat with the outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to discuss political philosophy, foreign policy and bureaucratic craft.

Schlock and Awe

A short history of Suburbia, its discontents and its ironies.

Liberal Is as Liberal Does

Pace Allen Lynch, it’s both possible and wise for Western policy to challenge Putin’s anti-democratic ways.

Don't Feed the Bear

Nope, it’s neither possible nor wise.

The Myth of Russian Resurgence

Fear of revived Russian power is exaggerated.

Can Anybody Play This Game?

American professional baseball is increasingly international in flavor, but its popularity overseas will remain limited.

Interview with Bob Wright on bloggingheads.tv

Touching on several of the pieces I have posted in the last two weeks…https://bloggingheads.tv/videos/1103

How Scared Should We Be, Really?

From the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 4, 2007:IT IS EASY TO GET very discouraged when surveying the state of the world. Few Americans need to be reminded about the chaos in Iraq, Iran’s ambitions as a regional and potentially nuclear power or the possibility of Sunni-Shiite conflict spreading throughout the Persian Gulf.But there’s also the […]

How Scared Should We Be, Really?

From the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 4, 2007:IT IS EASY TO GET very discouraged when surveying the state of the world. Few Americans need to be reminded about the chaos in Iraq, Iran’s ambitions as a regional and potentially nuclear power or the possibility of Sunni-Shiite conflict spreading throughout the Persian Gulf.But there’s also the […]

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