Recent Articles
MAY 15, 1991 • Article
Privatization Project (1991–1994): The Political Economy of Privatization in Czechoslovakia
"No economic reform is intended in Czechoslovakia - but a total transformation of the economy."
MAY 12, 1991 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Speaking Truth to Power: The Quest for Equality in Freedom
Former Council president Robert J. Myers discusses the legacy of Hans J. Morgenthau: his realist doctrine and its influence on American foreign policy; some enduring ...
APR 26, 1991 • Article
Privatization Project (1991–1994): Labor's View of Privatization
"American labor is not opposed to privatization; we are for any economic system that works." THE PDF IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE RIGHT SIDEBAR.
NOV 29, 1989 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Is the Cold War Over?
Arthur Schlesinger analyzes the failure of the Soviet experiment, something no historian had predicted. "The internal contradictions of communism proved far more destructive than those ...
MAY 12, 1988 • Article
The Nuclear Dilemma: The Greatest Moral Problem of All Time
"We all know that we are the first generation of humans since Genesis that can totally destroy the human species and make our beautiful planet ...
MAY 22, 1987 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): The Political Ethics of International Relations
Leading international relations theorist Stanley Hoffmann argues that the greatest danger to ethical thinking in international affairs is "disembodied idealism," i.e., posing ethical solutions ...
MAY 26, 1986 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Is Democratic Theory for Export?
Barzun argues that democracy is a historical development and mode of life peculiar to the political context in which it developed. Attempts to export it (...
MAY 12, 1985 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Words and Deeds in Foreign Policy
Moral principles become disconnected from political actions in three ways: contextualizing ethics for time and place as well as man, politics, and the nation-state; subjugating ...
DEC 3, 1984 • Article
The Bishop and South Africa: An Interview with Desmond Tutu
"I am glad I'm not a Westerner; I am glad I'm not white; I am glad I'm not civilized, if civilized means doing the kind ...
MAY 26, 1984 • Article
Morgenthau Lectures (1981–2006): Interest and Conscience in Modern Diplomacy
Famed Israeli diplomat Abba Eban examines modern developments that are said to have vitiated the power of modern-day diplomacy, refuting each in turn. He says ...