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Europe — As Irritating as Women’s Lib?

Four theses on where the United States stands vis-à-vis Europe.

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Mr. Bush in Europe — Leadership Primacy No More

Can U.S. and UK policymakers maintain their agenda-setting power after Iraq?

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Vaccines: The Ultimate Form of U.S. Outsourcing

Should the United States have a strategic vaccine reserve?

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Iraq and 21st Century Liberation Theology

What key lesson should Poland’s 1980s experience have provided for the liberation of Iraq?

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Wanted: An Extra 20 Million U.S. Voters

Does Indonesia's high voter turnout make it the world's second-largest democracy?

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Hollywood as a Tool of German Foreign Policy?

Have the Germans discovered an alternative to war in order to conduct their foreign policy?

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The Bob Woodward Peep Show

Do the U.S. media absolve themselves through Bob Woodward’s latest book for having failed to do their job?

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Islam — The Power of Women

Can societies continue to survive if they exclude women from professional life?

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The Second Boston Tea Party

Should the U.S. pharma industry worry that the rebellion against prescription drug costs will turn into a replay of 1773?

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Libya and Transatlantic Cooperation

Are recent events heralding nations' push toward non-proliferation — or is this just a happy interlude?

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