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Andrew J. Bacevich |
Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of international relations and history at Boston University, and a retired career officer in the United States Army.
Paul Berman is a political and literary journalist who has reported from various countries in Latin America and Europe and has commented frequently on American foreign policy.
Julian Bourg |
Julian Bourg is visiting assistant professor of history at Bryn Mawr College.
Jean L. Cohen |
Jean L. Cohen is professor of political science at Columbia University.
China's Unilateral Sanctions | 06/13/13
James Reilly
China's opposition to economic sanctions is legendary, yet there has been a subtle but significant shift in its own use of such sanctions. This represents an important trend in Chinese foreign policy--one that U.S. policymakers should take seriously.
The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations | 03/21/13
Ian Morris
Ian Morris demonstrates that social development can be measured across thousands of years. Based on past trends, what can we expect in the future? For one thing, the pace of change has accelerated. Morris predicts that the 21st century is going to be a "race between shifts in the balance of power, a transformation of humanity, and catastrophe."
From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia | 10/02/12
Pankaj Mishra,
Joanne J. Myers
Pankaj Mishra explores the little-known history of the first generation of Asian intellectuals, such as China's Liang Qichao and the Persian political activist al-Afghani, and discusses how their ideas influenced Asia's postcolonial state-building programs.
The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century | 11/01/11
George Friedman
George Friedman, founder and CEO of Strategic Forecasting, Inc., asks: What's in store during this new century? Which nations will gain and lose power? How will new technologies change the way we live? He has some predictions that may surprise you.
The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad | 10/14/11
John R. Schmidt,
Joanne J. Myers
U.S. Foreign Service officer John Schmidt explains how the complex, dangerous relationship between the leaders of Pakistan and various jihadist groups came about, and how it all began to unravel after 9/11.
The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad | 10/04/11
John R. Schmidt,
Joanne J. Myers
U.S. Foreign Service officer John Schmidt explains how the complex, dangerous relationship between the leaders of Pakistan and various jihadist groups came about, and how it all began to unravel after 9/11.
The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad | 10/03/11
John R. Schmidt
U.S. Foreign Service officer John Schmidt explains how the complex, dangerous relationship between the leaders of Pakistan and various jihadist groups came about, and how it all began to unravel after 9/11.
"Globalizing Justice: The Ethics of Poverty and Power" by Richard W. Miller [Full Text] | 09/20/11
In "Globalizing Justice," Miller argues that although we have a limited duty to
respond to "neediness as such," the major source of our "vast, unmet global
responsibility" to help the global poor is a duty not to take advantage of
their deprivation when pursuing our own goals.
Thomas E. Graham on the End of the Cold War and Beyond | 08/05/11
Thomas E. Graham,
David C. Speedie
Graham discusses the turbulent period of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s in Russia, including the relationship between Yeltsin and Gorbachev and the role of other prominent people of the time. He goes on to analyze the post-Cold War multi-polar world.
The Next Decade: Where We've Been...and Where We're Going | 05/11/11
George Friedman
The challenge of the next decade is not American power, says George Friedman. It is the preservation of the republic through a management of the international system that faces the fact that, intended or not, we're an empire. So long as we refuse to face that, we can't be effective.
The Next Decade: Where We've Been...and Where We're Going | 02/03/11
George Friedman,
Joanne J. Myers
The challenge of the next decade is not American power, says George Friedman. It is the preservation of the republic through a management of the international system that faces the fact that, intended or not, we're an empire. So long as we refuse to face that, we can't be effective.
The Next Decade: Where We've Been...and Where We're Going | 01/28/11
George Friedman
The challenge of the next decade is not American power, says George Friedman. It is the preservation of the republic through a management of the international system that faces the fact that, intended or not, we're an empire. So long as we refuse to face that, we can't be effective.
Washington Rules: America's Path to Permanent War | 01/05/11
Andrew J. Bacevich,
Joanne J. Myers
It is the time to examine the Washington consensus on national security and why it must change, says Professor Bacevich--and to acknowledge that fixing Afghanistan should not take precedence over fixing Detroit.
Why the West Rules--For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future | 11/08/10
Ian Morris
Ian Morris draws on 50,000 years of history, archeology, and the methods of social science, to make sense of when, how, and why the paths of development differed in the East and West—and what this portends for the 21st century.
Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future | 11/04/10
Ian Morris
Ian Morris draws on 50,000 years of history, archeology, and the methods of social science, to make sense of when, how, and why the paths of development differed in the East and West--and what this portends for the 21st century.
Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future | 10/28/10
Ian Morris
Ian Morris draws on 50,000 years of history, archeology, and the methods of social science, to make sense of when, how, and why the paths of development differed in the East and West--and what this portends for the 21st century.
