This bookoffers a rational choice theory of democratic consolidation in a survey of the breakdowns of and transitions to democratic institutions.

For decades, intellectual politics and policy debates in the United States have been distorted by a strange residue of liberalism, reminding us of the movement's long dominance over U.S. politics. Many liberal and progressive thinkers assume, usually implicitly, that they alone have a monopoly on knowledge about cause-and-effect relationships in...

Ukraine has a convincing claim for U.S. support. Ukraine voluntarily gave up what would have been the world"s third-largest nuclear arsenal in 1994. Through fully contested presidential elections in 2004 and the legitimate transfer of power to the winning candidate, Ukraine showed that it belongs to the Euro-Atlantic community.

The Obama administration envisions accountable care organizations (ACOs) as the drivers of health care innovation, but such innovation has historically come from entrepreneurs in the private sector.

There is significant disagreement about the effectiveness of the Obama administration's proposed export control reforms, which casts doubt on whether substantive reform can be achieved in the proposed one-year time frame.

An ambitious strategy of democracy promotion is poised to be a major pillar of U.S. foreign policy for many years after 9/11.

Review ofDecision for Disaster: Betrayal at the Bay of Pigs, by Grayston Lynch.

The Iraq war has pumped adrenaline into the publishing industry, producing works that will make lasting contributions to reconstruction planning and scholarly reseearch.