By Oct 29,2008

A Liberal Education in Iraq?

Sometimes we educators in America worry that our universities are becoming too “professional” – that all the old notions of what constitutes a broad liberal education have fallen prey to...

By Aug 21,2008

Sending the Right Message

Moscow has sent a message: Russia will do what it wants, when it wants, to the unfortunate countries on its borderlands. Here are several options for avoiding mixed signals while...

By Aug 21,2008

A Fortnight of Lessons

Some sane commentary is finally emerging in the wake of the Georgia crisis, which turns two weeks old tonight. The macho fulminations of neoconservative pundits seem to be dying down...

By Jul 29,2008

Don’t Rest on Tadic’s Laurels

This article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal Europe on July 29, 2008. The arrest of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic last Monday in Belgrade has the West...

By Jun 23,2008

One Irishman, One Vote

Recently, Prime Minister Brian Cowen and other leaders of the Republic of Ireland were clearly upset by the result of their nation’s referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, a major overhaul...