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CIAO DATE: 09/05
Winter 2004-2005 (No. 78)
Articles
Realism's Shining Morality
By Robert F. Ellsworth and Dimitri K. Simes. Bush's first term saw real successes and serious failures. To correct past mistakes, and avoid new ones, America's power must be wedded to leadership--and guided by a sense of the possible.
No Enemies on the Right
By Henry R. Nau. Neocons, nationalists and realists have more in common with each other than with the other side. A successful conservative grand strategy will demand unity among the factions.
Downloading Democracy
By Robert Conquest. History tells us that democracy should not be taken lightly. Without the proper cultural foundations, in can be a messy business indeed.
In Defense of Nationalism
By John O'Sullivan. Global elites inveigh against the evils of nationalism. But how will transnationalism save us from bad ideas? It never has before.
Individualism and World Order
By John O. McGinnis. Trade global governance, international law: We struggle endlessly to reconcile these with our Founding principles. But why should we have to?
Putin and His Enemies
By Alexey K. Pushkov. Liberal autocracy is where Putin is headed. Is it better than the alternatives?
Close, but No Democracy
By Ray Takeyh. Washington must realize that unless Arab regimes allow pluralism, power-sharing and judicial independence, liberal autocracy--not democracy--will be the result.
Silk Road to Success
By S. Frederick Starr. The suprising--and untold--story that is post-Taliban Afghanistan.
Jihad Archipelago
By Greg Sheridan. The battle for the soul of Islam in Southeast Asia is underway. Americans may not be interested in the outcome. But the outcome is interested in us.
Enforcing Nuclear Disarmament
By Amitai Etzioni. Nigeria, Kazakhstan, the Congo: What do they have in common? All have nuclear reactors with the blessing of the UN. Is this "counter-proliferation" fit for an age of terror.
Thinking Outside the Tank
By Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson. Policy is only as strong as the thinking behind it. We need new ideas--and institutions--to win the war on terrorism.
Towards an Optimal Governing Area
By Kevin Hasset. Today, individuals are no longer mere citizens--they are mobile consumers in a competitive governance market. Caveat emptor.
Red Sun Rising
By Herbert London. After a decade in decline, Japan is on the road to repair.
Mismanaging Iraq
By John Doe. When politics and policy collided in Iraq, too often politics won.
Banking on Turkey
By H. Kaan Nazli. On the eve of EU accession, Turkey's financial sector is poised to take off.
Reporter-at-Large: Black Sea Blues
By Charles King. The Abkhaz seem to have built themselves a state. Now all they need is someone to recognize it.
Letters
By Francis Fukuyama, Ian Rainey, Mike Roskin, Gary Schmitt, George Modelski, John M. Owen, IV, Eric Chenoweth, Kenneth Minogue and Max Singer.
Reviews
Dreaming Europe in a Wide-Awake World
By James C. Bennett. When it comes to Europe's gilded future, success is always just around the corner. Europeanists need to wake up--or risk being left behind by an unlikely coalition.
Neo-Conspiracy Theories
By Gerard Baker. There is much room for debate on the soundness of neoconservative policies. But a serious assessment of neocons and their role in the Bush Administration is a necessary starting point.
Night and Fog
By Martin Walker. Alan Furst recreates the atmosphere of Europe's second Dark Ages (1933-45) as few others have. Today, Western civilization is again under attack, and Furst can teach us a great deal.