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Painted poster of Saddam Hussein riddled with bullet holes in 2003.

Hybrid Justice for Hussein

… former leaders have been brought to account for misdeeds committed while in office. But there are obstacles to trying … to create a South Africa-style Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address this concern.) It also runs the risk … Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a senior fellow for strategic studies at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the …
Jiang Zemin

Reframing the Debate on Human Rights in China

… abysmal human rights record. Jiang and other Chinese Communist Party officials countered that Americans are too … It should just encourage us to refrain from condescendingly comparing China to the United States. Here's my alternative: … for Americans to make the case for tolerance to Chinese audiences: by stressing how much the official measures now …
Vegetables from ecological farming.

Bringing Democrats and Republicans Together over Food

… enemies of peace."   Democrats and Republicans could surely come together to realize that children overseas dying or … hunger a foreign policy priority.  They can and should come together over food.   This has to happen if we are to … for many things in government, but not for global hunger.  Competition for foreign policy dollars is fierce, and global …
Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech.

How Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech Still Matters

… didn't move beyond their own self interest and embrace a common good. He called on Americans to unify themselves … a war. "Every act of energy conservation is more than just common sense — I tell you it is an act of patriotism."   … the House in late June. Many conservative politicians have complained the bill would wind up taxing citizens for the …

Becoming 'European:' The Diverging Paths of the Czech and Slovak Republics

… west became (if ambivalently for some) the second former communist-bloc state to assume the rotating presidency of the European Union, Slovaks became the second former communist-bloc state to adopt the common European currency, … too much national sovereignty to the EU governing bodies. At the time of publication of this article (July …
Film poster for Pather Panchali (1955).

Top Ten Origins: From Bollywood to Indywood

… Multilingualism in India is as common as daylight. India recognizes 22 official languages … recorded residents speaking over 1600 native tongues. It is common to find people who can fluently function in more than … that his rejuvenation adventure would hurl him into a completely new world and would become the most joyful …
Republican Party Logo.

Republicans Should Look Back to the Future

… recently to consider their party’s future, many of them complained that conservatives had lost their way. They … and a progressive. Not many of today’s leaders offer that combination. At the recent governors’ conference only a few …   Yet Eisenhower recognized that the American public welcomed FDR’s New Deal reforms that helped the aged, the …
Iceberg, St. Lunaire.

A Postcard from Newfoundland

… people in harvesting sea life off the banks of what would become Canada’s eastern shore. Cod—so synonymous with fishing … villages on the coast were relocated to more centralized communities. It was argued that infrastructure projects such … economy with the rest of Canada was to create larger communities. Resettlement shattered the small-village life …
President George W. Bush addressing Congress in 2001 with Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Dennis Hastert standing behind him.

Wartime Powers: Lincoln’s Restraint, Bush’s Excess

… War to defend their position. Then and now they argue, the commander-in-chief during wartime has an obligation to place … his. Indeed, both presidents faced similar situations as commanders-in-chief during wartime. Lincoln, confronted with … Lincoln, beginning in April 1861, ordered federal soldiers to arrest active secessionists, saboteurs and …
Cover of Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by Ezra F. Vogel.

The Man Who Re-Invented China

Review of Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, by Ezra F. Vogel (Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011)
Man Celebrating Repeal Day with a banner that says "Good Old Days Are Back Again!"

Celebrating Repeal with a Drink, Not a Joint

… and Washington, the news media are now brimming with comparisons of alcohol to marijuana prohibition and “lessons … drinking habit. In 1970, two legal scholars wrote a comparison of alcohol and marijuana law that I believe still … The courts generally came to see the state legislatures as competent to decide whether drinking was a public evil and …
Cover of The British Way of War by Andrew Lambert

Redefining Strategy in 20th Century Britain

Review of The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy by Andrew Lambert (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2021)
… strategic priorities. Corbett disavowed continental commitment and mass armies, believing Britain should instead … the enemy’s ability to make war by attacking seaborne commerce and overseas possessions. Finally, he contended … Lambert’s work is exceptional and will appeal to a wide audience. …
Aerial view of Pearl Harbor, October 1941

Pearl Harbor

… of the 1941/42 Centrifugal Offensive was the Dutch East Indies and its rich oil fields that could make Japan … the bay, devoid of protective torpedo nets, without combat watches on duty, and lacking accessible ammunition, the American ships were easy prey. The Japanese pilots’ primary targets, the …

Pirates of Puntland, Somalia

… to sustain themselves in deep sea until the vessel actually comes by." Under the pirates' command, the Sirius Star … ordeal, the exception being the captain of the Faina , who died of a stroke soon after his capture. Ancient Traditions, … from well-armed Somali gangs who killed scores of soldiers, most famously those of the U.S. helicopter crew whose …
The original Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary, known popularly as the Treaty of Tripoli, written in Arabic, signed 4 November 1796.

Obama Disregards History in Favor of Diplomacy

… President Obama went to Egypt ten days ago to create common ground between America and Islam. In the process he … of American independence in 1778. He also reminded his audience of the U.S.-Tripoli treaty of 1796-97, which denied … North Africans stopped capturing American vessels.   It’s easy to understand why the president didn’t want to provide …
American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932.

The Bailout: A Far Cry from Socialism

… “Socialism!” That’s the alarm many conservative commentators and legislators are sounding about the latest … to socialism. Unless the government’s investment in banks comes with effective government oversight, the real problem … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …