American Renewal
May 2013
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Cover Stories:
- A new American Century by Clyde Prestowitz
- The Pentagon’s gender U-turn by Megan H. MacKenzie
- The Pentagon still needs a face lift by Steven F. Hayward
- Obama’s brown agenda by John Lee
- Marshall Green: America’s Mr Asia by James Curran
American Opinion:
- Spectre of 9/11 haunts America by Tom Switzer
- The coming blowback by Anatol Lieven
- The new white underclass by Richard C. Longworth
Book Reviews:
- A global lesson for the West by Ramesh Thakur
- Burke’s lessons for today’s conservatives by Gregory Melleuish
- The rise, fall and resurgence of an iconic rust-belt city by Jonathan Bradley
- How America renewed itself by Martin Morse Wooster
A Second-Term Agenda
February 2013
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Cover Stories:
- Liberal delusions by John B. Judis
- We the government by Mary Kissel
- To pivot, poison, or make peace by Kishore Mahbubani
- Next stop: 2016 by Geoffrey Wheatcroft
American Opinion:
- The cycle turns by Tom Switzer
- Whither the Republican Party by Anatol Lieven
- The great untold environment story by Richard C. Longworth
- Tweets & Tanks by Rory Medcalf
Book Reviews:
- In praise of Nate Silver by Nicole Hemmer
- Latino sizzle by Walter S. Montano
- A reminder of evil by Stephen J. Morris
The Long Thaw
November 2012
Cover Stories:
- The slow rapprochement by Nayan Chanda
- A convenient detente by George C. Herring
- Vietnam’s balancing act by Le Hong Hiep
American Opinion:
- Empire in retreat by Anatol Lieven
- Rocks of discord by Jeff Kingston
- The Midwest drought by Richard C. Longworth
- Gridlocked and broke by Richard McGregor
- People's diplomacy by Rory Medcalf
- America, all alone by Felix Donovan
Book Reviews:
- Presidential in name by Jacob Heilbrunn
- Marred by deceit by Peter Coleman
American Talk:
- James Fallows talks to William Galston
Fiction Special
- Totally Hot Man by John Sullivan (PDF)
Who's Afraid of Iran?
August 2012
Cover Stories:
- The standoff by Robert W. Merry
- Persian pride by Ali Ansari
- The nuclear chimera by William Pfaff
- War memory by Bruce Riedel
American Opinion:
- Changing of the guard by Bates Gill
- Latino dreaming by Richard McGregor
- The Afghan gamble by Anatol Lieven
- Out of NATO by Richard C. Longworth
- Giant tweets by Rory Medcalf
- Diplomatic balance by Jason Miks
Book Reviews:
- Visas for prosperity by Martin Morse Wooster
- Policy-speak by Geoffrey Wheatcroft
- Australian exotica by Peter Coleman
American Talk:
- James Fallows talks to Andrew Sullivan
Fiction Special
- Totally Hot Man by John Sullivan (PDF)
The China Campaign
May 2012
Cover Stories:
- Imperial temptations by Martin Jacques
- Easy target by Andrew J. Nathan
- The slowdown by Diana Choyleva
- Rise America! by Stephen Leeb and Gregory Dorsey
American Opinion:
- War traps by Richard McGregor
- Hold the champagne by Richard C. Longworth
- Discontent postponed by Anatol Lieven
- Baiting Xi by Jason Miks
- Drawing the line by Rory Medcalf
- Tweets v. blogs by Sam Roggeveen
Book Reviews:
- The great debate by Doug Bandow
- Perfect game by John Sullivan
- Power and panic by Peter Coleman
American Talk:
- James Fallows talks to Walter Russell Mead
Fiction Special:
- Totally Hot Man by John Sullivan (PDF)
The Right Candidate
February 2012
Cover Stories:
- Jacksonian Republicans by Colin Dueck
- For God and country by Lee Marsden
- Constitutional protest by Jedediah Purdy
- Understanding populism by Guy Sorman
American Opinion:
- The Midwestern swing by Richard Longworth
- The Pakistan precipice by Anatol Lieven
- The showdown by Richard McGregor
- Change under pressure by Jeff Kingston
- Tweets & Tanks by Rory Medcalf
- Online eavesdropping by Jonathan Bradley
Book Reviews:
- The oracle by Jacob Heilbrunn
- Turn on, tune in, and drop out by John Judis
- Campaign lit by John Barron
- Luck or pluck by Peter Coleman
American Talk:
- Tom Switzer talks to Douglas Feith
America in Asia
December 2011
Cover Stories:
- Obama's big game by Geoffrey Garrett
- The Pacific power by Alan Dupont
- Red capitalism by Stefan Halper
- Indispensible India by C. Raja Mohan
American Opinion:
- The chameleon by Richard McGregor
- Mainstream madness by Richard C. Longworth
- Private punishment by Jack Miles
- Roadblock in Okinawa by Jeff Kingston
- Tweets & tanks by Rory Medcalf
- New kid on the block by Jonathan Bradley
Book Reviews:
- Fast flat world by Judith Sloan
- Double Bloom by Peter Craven
- Leading from behind by Tom Switzer
- Worth noting by Peter Coleman
American Talk:
- Tom Switzer talks to James Curran
The 9/11 Decade: The Legacy of Terror
August 2011
Cover Stories:
- Surviving a decade of terror by Anatol Lieven
- Seven lessons for America by Yiwei Yang
- The perils of people power by Gilbert Achcar
- Identity at the crossroads by Edward Rhodes
American Opinion:
- Pacific power to the rescue by Gideon Rachman
- Big trouble in Lake China by Jeff Kingston
- In poll position by James Fallows
- The jasmine journey by Amin Saikal
- Advance column by Rory Medcalf
Book Reviews:
- Wily panda, wary eagle by John Lee
- From Mother England to Uncle Sam by Hugh White
- Goodbye to all that by Jacob Heilbrunn
- Worth noting by Peter Coleman
The 9/11 Decade: The Decade of Terror
May 2011
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Cover Stories:
- Life after bin Laden by Geoffrey Garrett
- Paradise lost by David Rieff
- Star-spangled anger by Adam Garfinkle
- Stronger, softer, smarter by Joseph S. Nye, Jr
American Opinion:
- From heartland to wasteland by Richard C. Longworth
- Egypt comes to Wisconsin by Jack Miles
- Minds wide shut by James Fallows
- Reach for the stars by Jeff Kingston
- Tomes, tweets and think tanks by Rory Medcalf
Book Reviews:
- Well-meaning warrior by Alexander Downer
- Murder by inflation by Mary Kissel
- What lies beneath by Ted Galen Carpenter
- Hard line by Tom Switzer
The Road Ahead
November 2010
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Cover Stories:
- Hope and luck by Edward Luce
- The disunited states of America by William Pfaff
- An innocent abroad by Adam Garfinkle
- It's the recovery, stupid by Michael Spence
- Mad Tea Party by Richard M Abrams
American Opinion:
- A convenient life by John Norquist
- Downsizing the American Dream by Paul Taylor
- Iraq's new dawn by Rachel Schneller
- Breaking up Afghanistan by Iason Athanasiadis
- Runaway China by Ben Simpfendorfer
- American wildflower by Jack Miles
- Advance column by Rory Medcalf
- Americasia by Jeff Kingston
- The rest is history by James Fallows
Book Reviews:
- The big climb by Kathy Hunt
- Rush Limbaugh and the radical right by Tom Switzer


