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September 1, 2001

Political History and Theory
The Real and the Ideal

Idealism and the pursuit of power are more closely linked than the liberal or realist traditions would have us believe. Foreign policy should be built on the principles of decency, mutual respect for…

May 23, 2005

United States
The Opportunity

Read an excerpt of The Opportunity. This is a book that describes an unprecedented moment in which the United States has a chance to bring about a world where most people are safe, free, and can e…

December 1, 2001

Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Fatal Choice

A forty-year effort to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons is breaking down, and the threat that terrorist groups will acquire them is growing. In Fatal Choice, Ambassador Richard Butler argues tha…

June 1, 1998

United States
The Reluctant Sheriff

It has been several years since the end of the Cold War—and still there is no name for the present era, much less a U.S. foreign policy to replace the obsolete doctrine of containment. The Reluctant …

September 1, 1994

Humanitarian Intervention
Intervention

Questions of when, where, and how the United States should use military force abroad dominated foreign policy discussions during the Cold War and promise to do the same in its aftermath. Richard N. H…