The Global Great Game
Grand explanations of how to understand the complex twenty-first century world have all fallen short-until now. In
Iran’s Election: What the Polling Says
When the Iranian people vote for their parliamentary representatives on Friday, March 14, the results may be surprising. But will the rising
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America’s Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Hegemony
With the United States and China, who will rule whom? That’s the central question of In the Jaws of the Dragon by Tokyo-based jo
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The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
The Internet, social networking and peer-to-peer (p2p) communication have transformed how people connect, as well as the scope, scale an
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What is True Patriotism?
Has the right hijacked patriotism? Has the left ceded it? Does wearing a flag lapel pin make you a true patriot? Is dissenting agains
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Extraordinary Rendition
In 2003, Abu Omar was kidnapped by CIA agents in Italy on suspicion of being involved with al Qaeda. He was transported to Egypt, where he w
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The Next Era of American Politics
Phillip Longman began by framing the core question of the event: are we in a transformative political moment, and what woul
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Beyond Stimulus
While the President signs into law a $152 billion stimulus package to jumpstart the economy, millions of Americans continue to rack up consu
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Jihad and 21st Century Terrorism
In the post-September 11 world, Al Qaeda is no longer the central organizing force that aids or authorizes terrorist attacks or recruits ter
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Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World
When Samantha Power won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, many people wondered what
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