List of George W. Bush articles
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A Grand Strategy of Transformation
President George W. Bush's national security strategy could represent the most sweeping shift in U.S. grand strategy since the beginning of the Cold War. But its success depends on the willingness of the rest of the world to welcome U.S. power with open arms.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Think Again: Nation Building
Once, nations were forged through "blood and iron." Today, the world seeks to build them through conflict resolution, multilateral aid, and free elections. But this more civilized approach has not yielded many successes. For nation building to work, some harsh compromises are necessary -- including military coercion and the recognition that democracy is not always a realistic goal.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Don’t Take Netanyahu to the Woodshed
The U.S. president and Israeli prime minister can patch things up during a meeting tonight by avoiding talks of Israel and Palestine. They should turn to Iran instead.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rendered Guilty
What the Milan conviction of 23 U.S. officials means for those on trial and the future of diplomatic immunity.
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If I Were President …
George W. Bush's policies toward North Korea and Iraq are under fire, and public approval of his presidency is declining. What's the Democratic alternative?
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The Compulsive Empire
Worried about the aggressive and unilateral exercise of U.S. power around the world today? Fine -- just don't blame U.S. President George W. Bush, September 11, or some shadowy neoconservative cabal. Nations enjoying unrivaled global power have always defined their national interests in increasingly expansive terms. Resisting this historical mission creep is the greatest challenge the United States faces today.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Are the United States and Israel at the Top of Human Rights Hit Lists?
We ran the numbers and it's true: the watchdogs have their politics. But that might just be a good thing.
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Rogue State Department
Anti-American sentiment is rising unabated around the globe because the U.S. State Department has abdicated values and principles in favor of accommodation and passivity. Only a top-to-bottom reform and culture shock will enable the State Department to effectively spread U.S. values and carry out President George W. Bush's foreign policy.
