Blogs
The Arab Spring is a complex and quickly changing phenomenon that few people are adequately grasping. Several prominent thinkers and experts take a closer look.
Francis Fukuyama
Political Order in Egypt
How Samuel Huntington helps us understand the Jasmine Revolutions.
Lincoln A. Mitchell
Faded Colors
Untutored enthusiasts of the Jasmine Revolutions could take a few lessons from the Color Revolutions.
Robert Springborg & Clement M. Henry
Army Guys
The different social "locations" of the armies of Egypt and Tunisia explain the divergent paths of the recent upheavals in those two countries.
Saturday, April 27, 1861
Following the riots in Baltimore last week, a more conservative element seems to have taken hold in the city. Despite disruptions in the flow of troops earlier in the week, regiments passing through nearby Annapolis in the past few days … Continue reading
Friday, April 26, 1861
Before we get started, we have to let you know that Tuesday’s report that Harrisburgh’s Reservoir was poisoned by Southern spies was unfounded and untrue. The sense of initial false reports was understandable given that the reservoir supplies the city … Continue reading
Peter N. Stearns
Social Studies
David Brooks's attempt to popularize social science's recent harvest of insight succeeds. Mostly.
Kori Schake
The Allies We Need
An unsentimental checklist for assessing an ally's value in parlous times.
Jim Thomas
Protectorates and Partnerships
Collective defense in the coming century will require both greater reciprocity and more self-reliance on the part of our allies
