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The Three Revolutions

Henry A. Kissinger April 7, 2008
US policymakers must grapple with radical changes in the structure of international politics, suggests Henry A. Kissinger, US former secretary of the state. The upcoming presidential election has sparked lively debate over US foreign policy, yet this debate focuses on narrow, tactical concerns rather than the broad, strategic challenges. The European state system – the fundamental feature of...

After Bush

March 27, 2008
The Bush administration has been bedeviled by foreign-policy problems – and the Economist predicts that Bush’s successor will struggle likewise. To be sure, Democrats and Republicans have foreign-policy differences: Democrats oppose the war in Iraq, favoring multilateralism and diplomacy, while Republicans remain committed hawks. Inheriting an overburdened national-security establishment, the...

Renewing American Leadership

Barack Obama December 1, 2007
Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, argues that US foreign policy must be reformed if America’s international power is to be revitalized. Obama, who has pledged to withdraw US troops from Iraq, laments that the Iraq War damaged some international relationships that secured both US power and global stability in the post-World War II era. Now, he argues, the US must...

An Enduring Peace Built on Freedom

John McCain August 31, 2007
John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, argues that only strong American leadership can combat the threats that exist in today’s world. Modern Americans enjoy unprecedented peace and prosperity, but – like their forefathers – they also have a responsibility to use their advantages to confront the great challenges of their time. McCain stresses that strong alliances are...