Defining Ideas by topic: International Relations, Foreign Policy

January 30, 2013
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Cuba's Tortured Transition

by William Ratliff (Research Fellow)
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As the island inches toward liberalization, Congress should lift the outdated embargo.
January 24, 2013
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We the Cyber Warriors

by Jeremy Rabkin and Ariel Rabkin
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The Founding Fathers’ solutions for 21st-century problems.
January 9, 2013
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Obama Puts the World at Risk

by Henry R. Nau (W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2011–12)
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The perils of a leadership deficit in foreign policy.
January 2, 2013
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The Art of Protest in 2012

by Camille Pecastaing (Contributor to the Working Group on Islamism and the International Order)
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In the Middle East, violence appears to be the great equalizer.
December 20, 2012
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A Short History of Amorous Generals

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
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Many were as pursuant of women as they were of the enemy—and the former rarely impaired the latter.
December 19, 2012
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The New Japanese Nationalism

by Toshio Nishi (Research Fellow)
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A once-reserved country fuels itself on indignation and catharsis.
December 14, 2012
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Brave New War

by Kenneth Anderson (member of the Task Force on National Security and Law) and Matthew Waxman (member of the Task Force on National Security and Law)
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What are the ethical and legal considerations of using killer robots?
November 27, 2012
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Drone Wars

by Richard A. Epstein (Peter and Kirsten Bedford Senior Fellow and member of the Property Rights, Freedom, and Prosperity Task Force)
When it comes to national security, the frightening truth is that we have to trust our public officials.
November 15, 2012
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The Other Tragic Foreign Story

by Thomas H. Henriksen (Senior Fellow)
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In Afghanistan, fratricide-style insider attacks are calling into question U.S. counter-terrorism strategy.
October 25, 2012
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The Myth of the Resource Curse

by Kori Schake (Research Fellow)
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America is becoming a major energy producer. Will this be a boon or a bane to our country?