NOTES TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT:
It may be the end of the American empire, but it is surely not the end of the American dream. The sun may no longer set on the nation's capital, not even on Wall Street. The global financial and economic crisis, largely a result of...

Criticism of Senator Barack Obama's stated willingness to engage American's adversaries and enemies has been, like so much else, reduced in this campaign season to simplistic notions that he, as president, might actually talk to this or that particular leader who may be odious, dictatorial or a sponsor of violence....

The United States remains the sole superpower, but its dominance is challenged by an economic and cultural shift toward Asia and the impact of globalization which Americans do not yet fully comprehend.

The next US president, Democrat or Republican, will take office at a troubled time for most Americans...

Once again, the Bush administration is belatedly reacting to events with a feeble attempt at revitalizing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The administration's record of making rhetoric and making war rather than engaging in serious diplomacy does not inspire confidence among Israelis and Palestinians who now desperately need United States leadership...