In July 1971 Henry Kissinger, acting as President Richard Nixon's special representative, secretly traveled to Beijing. Kissinger's voyage provided the basis for a dramatic opening in relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China -- two nations estranged from one another, and often on the brink of...

President George W. Bush's recent move to commute the prison sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby follows historical precedent and constitutional prerogative. Nearly every recent president -- including Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton -- used executive authority to save former associates from legal sanction, especially prolonged...

Bernard Kouchner, the new foreign minister of France, is the most exciting international policy-maker today. He defies all of the simple categories. Kouchner is a socialist working for a newly elected rightist government in France. He is one of the most vocal advocates of human rights in the world, and...

On May 27, Henry Kissinger turns 84. He is, without doubt, the most influential and controversial foreign policy maker of the last half century. He is, for better or worse, a continued presence in the White House and other leadership circles around the world. At 84, this German-Jewish immigrant is...

When I think back to the horrible days surrounding the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, only one man stands out in my memory for his eloquence, his moral vision, and his confidence. The man I have in mind is not George w. Bush. Nor is it Rudi Giuliani. I am thinking of...

Sunday's election of Nicolas Sarkozy as the new president of France marks the end of socialism as a viable political ideology in Europe. Sarkozy's defeated opponent, Segolene Royal, represented the most prominent socialist party in Western Europe. This is a party that has not occupied the presidency of France since...

I have spent the last four months in Europe talking with diverse people - from students to government figures - about the future of U.S.-European relations. Despite frequent criticisms of U.S. policy in Iraq, the vast majority of Europeans are more pro-American than ever before. What do I mean?

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