by John Jandora

by Ronald Palmer

by Nikos Christodoulides

by David Jones

by George  W. Grayson

by Leslie Palmier

by Barry Rubin

by Harvey Sicherman

by Curt Jones

by David T. Jones

The author, a veteran observer of the Middle East scene, raises a complication in that part of the world that has not received a great deal of notice thus far: the problems associated with the future of the Kurdish people. … Read more

In this extended study of a currently developing facet of American diplomacy, the author presents his analysis of its meaning in the context of U.S. history. Prof. Dolan points up how in his opinion this change incorporates anti-multilateralist views, renewed … Read more

A shorter version of this paper appeared as a review of Colossus: The Price of America’s Empire by Niall Ferguson that appeared in the Washington Times on April 25, 2004. Here Prof. Hay traces the circumstances leading to America’s rise to global … Read more

The following account of a conference held earlier this year by the Foreign Policy Research Inst. in Philadelphia, PA, presents conclusions reached on an unusual question: Does the Center, in a manner of speaking, hold? Sixteen scholars essay answers in … Read more

The author has long experience in the Middle East and brings his insights to bear in consider-ing the wisdom of taking military action against Saddam’s Iraq, as well as addressing the in-creasingly difficult problem of how to finish the task … Read more

The author, a veteran observer of the international political scene, proposes a different solution to nation building in Iraq: a government based on control dispersed through provincial centers. As the time grows close for the scheduled transfer of power, Dr. … Read more

The author, a retired senior U. S. diplomat, considers Washington’s policy toward Israel in the context of what he sees as an “Israel, right or wrong” perspective. He holds that this outlook goes up against a Middle Eastern obsession with … Read more

by Francis P. Sempa

The author, a retired senior Foreign Service officer, takes a policy-related look at what would appear to be an unlikely alliance —that between conservative Christians and the partisans of Israeli interests. He notes the seemingly new movement’s ancient antecedents. —Ed. … Read more

The author’s insightful survey of the state of play in the U. S. efforts in the War on Terrorism (written, it happens, before the bombing attack in Madrid) notes that the American people are becoming aware, as they did decades … Read more