As a young researcher, Francis Fukuyama changed the landscape of American political science discourse by his remarkably well timed and well argued description of a new paradigm to inform foreign policy in The End of History (1992). For our analysis of this seminal work and of the author’s later writings, read on…
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko may not have an American spouse to help her with the fine points of grammar when she deals with the American media like her domestic rival Viktor Yushchenko or the head of state of Ukraine’s great regional friend, Georgia, but her wonderfully American point of view as well as splendid syntax and vocabulary shone through in an article on ‘Containing Russia’ which was taken up uncritically by the editors of Foreign Affairs magazine for its May-June 2007 issue. To find out why, read on…
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A leading Russian specialist in security issues, director of a major NGO in Moscow, has just delivered a muddle-headed analysis of his country’s foreign policy which merits a point for point rebuttal. Read on.
The unusual personality of Vladimir Putin and his leadership ability are well evidenced in his major speeches as I seek to demonstrate in this analytic essay.
Selon un chercheur du CIA, entre 35% et 90% de tous renseignements fournis au gouvernement fédéral par les services spécialisés viennent des sources publiques comme l’internet. Ainsi, on peut espérer que ces services vont visiter plus regulièrement la site www.kremlin.ru et livrer au chef Barack Obama des meilleurs conseils pour gérer relations avec la Russie qu’il a reçu jusqu’à maintenant des octogénaires dans son entourage.
NATO Secretary General Rasmussen’s bid to promote closer relations with Russia suffers from excess caution and lack of imagination. In Brussels, just as in Washington, an antiquated Cold War mentality still holds sway.
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This is the final installment of a four-part analytical article reviewing Zbigniew Brzezinski’s post-Cold War writings from 1997 to 2008
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This is the third installment of a four-part analytical article reviewing Zbigniew Brzezinski’s post-Cold War writings from 1997 to 2008.
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This four-part analytical article reviews Zbigniew Brzezinski’s post-Cold War writings, from 1997 to 2008.
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This four-part analytical article reviews Zbigniew Brzezinski’s post-Cold War writings, from 1997 to 2008.
Continue reading “Zbigniew Brzezinski: From Grand Chessboard to Obama Advisor. Part One”
Gilbert Doctorow 