Energy Resources and Our Past (Part I)

What was one prominent American saying about the United States’ reliance on fossil fuels — all the way back in 1957?

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Toward a More Independent Europe?

Are Washington's errors of judgment doing lasting damage to the pursuit of common Western interests?

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Dateline Afghanistan: Should German Soldiers Fight? (Part II)

Is it the right of mature democracies to help less fortunate nations secure a prosperous future?

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Dateline Afghanistan: Should German Soldiers Fight? (Part I)

It seems smart for Germany to not take part in NATO’s Afghanistan force. But is it also honorable?

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Europe and the Battle for France

How will the outcome of France’s presidential election resonate in Europe — and beyond?

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Blogs As the New Frontier in Human Rights

Does the future of political activism and human rights lie in the blogosphere?

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Breeding Bin Ladens

How are U.S. efforts in the Muslim world fundamentally misguided?

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The NRA as America’s Cosa Nostra

Why is the U.S. public remaining curiously silent on gun control after the shootings at Virginia Tech?

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Dateline Ukraine: The Yushchenko-Yanukovich-Tymoshenko Tango

Is Ukraine’s budding democracy in peril — just two years after the Orange Revolution?

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Stop Those Girls!, or: The Don Imus and Nancy Pelosi Show

When it comes to foreign policy under the Bush Administration, is it ‘Boys Only, No Girls Allowed’?

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