Blogs

Adrian Karatnycky looks at the legacy of the Orange Revolution, while Nicolai Petro argues that a functioning democratic process is the real win in the Ukraine. David J. Kramer & Damon Wilson show how sanctions worked in Belarus. Also: Paul Hollander's Letter from Tirana.

Donald Horowitz Getting
to No It's delusional to think that Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, whether proximate or direct, can end the conflict any time soon.
Jennifer Robertson Robots of the Rising Sun Japan is looking to robots to boost birth rates, ease the battle between the sexes and lead the nation into a bright, silicon future.
David Kilcullen Reading Al-Anbar A new two-volume Marine Corps history of the Iraq War "surge" is revolutionary: It actually listens to what Iraqis have to say.
In The News
Carol L. Tucker-Foreman Incredible, Inedible Eggs A recent salmonella outbreak has led to nearly 2,000 reported illnesses and the recall of hundreds of millions of eggs. As Politico reports, some blame the Senate's failure to pass a food safety bill for the Federal government's slow response. Carol L. Tucker-Foreman argued in these pages that the reform bill is a good start, but doesn't go far enough. Desmond Lachman Predicting the Double Dip The Washington Post proclaimed on June 30, "Fears of renewed recession shake markets around world." Sound familiar? You read it in the pages of The American Interest several months ago—and it remains the best and clearest explanation of the challenges the global economy faces yet written.
A Conversation with
Eliot Cohen Presidents and their Generals When President Obama fired General Stanley McChrystal and sent General David Petraeus to Kabul in his stead, he wrote the latest chapter in a long narrative of civil-military relations in America.
Noelle Daly Vial of Tears We've only just begun to ask the difficult questions about assisted reproductive technologies.
Wilfred McClay Chesterton's Warning G.K. Chesterton didn't fall for the lure of the "eugenists" in his day; nor should we in ours.
Giles Slade Electric Company The more we rely on personal entertainment devices to keep us company, the lonelier we become.
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