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Condoleezza Rice: Biographies by Bumiller and Mabry

June 2008

Reviewed by John Brown Elisabeth Bumiller, Condoleezza Rice: An American Life: A Biography. New York: Random House, 2007. 400 pages, $27.95. Marcus Mabry, Twice As Good: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path to Power. New York: Modern Times/Rodale, 2007. 362 pages. … Continued

U.S. Foreign Policy and Islamist Politics

June 2008

Review by John M. Handley, Ph.D.
US Foreign Policy and Islamist Politics, by Ahmad S. Moussalli, Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida, 2008 (ISBN 978-0-8130-3149-1), 225 pages

The American Ascendancy

June 2008

How the United States Gained and Wielded Global Dominance
Reviewed by Henry E. Mattox, Contrib. Ed.
Michael H. Hunt, THE AMERICAN ASCENDANCY: How the United States Gained and Wielded Global Dominance. The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, N. C. 2007. Illus. 405 pages.

The Great Experiment

June 2008

The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation
Reviewed by James L. Abrahamson, contributing editor
The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation. By Strobe Talbott (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008. Pp. viii, 479

Northeast Asia Regionalism and Linkages with Southeast Asia

June 2008

Along with the six-party negotiations on North Korea’s nuclear arms, talks have been quietly proceeding on broader political, economic, and security issues in Northeast Asia and a future regional “architecture” that would foster peaceful, constructive relationships into which North Korea … Continued

Condi’s Valedictory: A Review and Commentary

June 2008

The editor reviews Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s valedictory article in Foreign Affairs, and offers comments. by J. R. Bullington, Editor Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has published a somewhat precocious valedictory in the July/August issue of Foreign Affairs. Entitled … Continued