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Comment,
JUL/AUG
2011
NATO's success in Libya shows how important and effective the alliance remains, writes its secretary-general. But with Europe rocked by the economic crisis and slashing military budgets, future missions will be imperiled unless NATO members get smarter about what and how they spend.
Snapshot,
June 26, 2011
The ruling AKP won Turkey's recent legislative elections, but lost the supermajority it has enjoyed since 2002. This will force the party will to seek consensus on domestic policy, but may allow it to harden its eastward-leaning foreign policy.
Snapshot,
June 23, 2011
In an update to their 2009 Foreign Affairs article, "The Death of Dayton," McMahon and Western write that Mladic's recent arrest is an opportunity for the international community to renew its commitment to the Balkans.
Comment,
JUL/AUG
2011
As Americans fret about their economic decline, Germans are celebrating their country's success as a manufacturing juggernaut. Obama's former auto czar explains the key to Germany's export boom -- and how the United States can emulate it.
Snapshot,
June 15, 2011
Portugal’s recent elections, which ushered in a new right-wing government, were a response to the country's economic crisis and need for a Eurozone bailout package. The new leadership must lead Portugal in rescuing the economy and becoming more competitive on the global stage.
Snapshot,
June 10, 2011
With the Arab Spring behind it and parliamentary elections ahead this weekend, Turkey's ruling AKP faces a critical test of its foreign policy -- which may force the government to temper its regional ambitions and to make nice with the West.
Essay,
MAY/JUNE
2011
European politicians are worried about managing fiscal stabilization, but strict spending limits could destroy what little is left of the EU’s political legitimacy.
Igor Golomstock's encyclopedic tome on the art produced in the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and communist China makes a good case that totalitarian art is a distinct cultural phenomenon. But a new postscript on art under Saddam Hussein is less compelling, writes a former Iraqi dissident.
Comment,
Mar/Apr
2011
Germany's recent debate about immigration misses an important reality: for Germany, and most all developed countries, attracting educated and skilled foreign workers is a matter of economic survival.
Snapshot,
November 15, 2010
Since the days of the Ottoman Empire, a fine balance between the Islamic side of Turkey’s identity and its secular, nationalist side has driven Turkish foreign policy. Now the AKP has upset that balance and left Turkey searching for a new role in world affairs.
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