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The National Interest

 

Number 92, Nov/Dec 2007

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• The Closer*
  Justine A. Rosenthal

  Every major presidential candidate is asking for more, more, more when it comes to foreign policy. Maybe what we need is less. The United States seems best suited for the role of last-minute hero, swooping in to solve global problems after all others have failed.

• The Art of the Possible*
  Lee H. Hamilton

  When a U.S. administration announces unrealistic foreign-policy goals, it sets itself up for failure. Today, we confront a very different international landscape, and the heady days of 2003 permanently belong to the past.

• Apocalypse When?

  Reports that the Slovak police have arrested three people trying to sell more than two pounds of enriched uranium are causing widespread unease. After John Mueller argued that the threat from nuclear proliferation was exaggerated in the Sept./Oct. issue of The National Interest, Graham Allison, Joseph Cirincione and William Potter responded in the current issue of TNI. Mueller had the last word.

  • The Three 'Nos' Knows*

    Graham Allison

  • Cassandra's Conundrum*

    Joseph Cirincione

  • Non-Proliferation Parody*

    William C. Potter

  • Apocalypse Later*

    John Mueller

• Foreign Policy Goes Glam
  Daniel W. Drezner

  Stars shilling for political causes are everywhere these days. Are they actually making a difference?

• Middle East Muddle
  Dennis Ross

• A Broken Engagement
  Barbara Slavin

  Hell hath no fury like a Tehran scorned.

• Plan Z for Iraq Amitai Etzioni

  A community-based security approach for the land of the two rivers.

• What Resource Wars?*
  David G. Victor

  Classic resource wars are good material for Hollywood screenwriters. They rarely occur in the real world.

• Breaking More Naan with Delhi
  Karl F. Inderfurth and Bruce Riedel

  The U.S.-India relationship has remained uncannily consistent. How to move ahead on this positive track.

• Hu's on First?*
  Joshua Kurlantzick and Devin Stewart

  China hasn't made it past first base-yet.

• Russia Plays the China Card
  Christopher Marsh

  Russia and China are strengthening their ties, but don't bet on an alliance-that is, unless poor U.S. policy drives them together.

• A Pipeline Runs Through It
  Jonathan Haslam

  With Russia in the driver's seat on energy issues, Europe should worry about running on empty. For more on the Russian elections, the internal state of the country and Vladimir Putin's nomination of a successor, check out our continuing coverage at National Interest online.

• Arrested Development Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr. and Fritz Heimann

  If developed countries fail to effectively enforce the oecd Anti-Bribery Convention, all anti-corruption efforts in the developing world will suffer.

• An Officer and a Professor* Jacob Heilbrunn

  The best way to master history is to live through it. Michael Howard's Captain Professor speaks to the past and present.

• Betting on the Wrong Donkey* Christopher A. Preble

  Recent proposals for beefing up Democratic national-security policy offer little in the way of fresh strategic thinking.