September 3, 2008
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The west is strategically wrong on Georgia By Kishore Mahbubani
In Georgia, Russia has loudly declared that it will no longer capitulate to the west. After two decades of humiliation Russia has decided to snap back. Before long, other forces will do the same. As a result of its overwhelming power, the west has intruded into the geopolitical spaces of other dormant countries. They are… Continue reading
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Palestinians Calculating Next Move: Coexistence with Occupation Not an Option By: Sam Bahour
A newly released Palestinian strategy document which outlines strategic political options gives witness to a renewed breath of fresh air in the Palestinians’ struggle for freedom and independence. Continue reading
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The Medvedev Doctrine and American Strategy By George Friedman
If a U.S. settlement with Iran is impossible, and a diplomatic solution with the Russians that would keep them from taking a hegemonic position in the former Soviet Union cannot be reached, then the United States must consider rapidly abandoning its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and redeploying its forces to block Russian expansion. Continue reading
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SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH GERHARD SCHRÖDER
The end of unipolar America is not just evident in the rise of a Democratic presidential candidate, Obama, but also in the policies of rationally thinking Republicans. If you read the nonpartisan Baker-Hamilton report on the future of Iraq, you will find it difficult not to recognize that the next US president will hardly have… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 