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There is no doubt that the gigantic cache of secret cables published this week by online whistleblower WikiLeakshas created far more than a diplomatic shakeup for the United States. It has launched a debate on America’s true identity abroad…

They were shunned and criticized as former President George W. Bush exited the White House. Then they seemed to simply disappear. But, almost two years later with the midterm elections just around the corner, key figures from the old…

In the debate over the Greek financial crisis, attention has understandably focused on questions of policy, transparency and responsibility in Athens, and in Europe. The recent meeting of the Aspen European Dialogue in Venice (March 5-6,…

Aspenia online: ­­The global geopolitical landscape is changing­ before our eyes, and this trend seems to have accelerated with th­e economic ­crisis and the emergence of new f­ora s­uc­h a­s the G20.­  What is your assessm­ent of the…

With the notable exceptions of Woodrow Wilson’s second term and Franklin Roosevelt’s third and fourth, all modern American presidents have been elected primarily to deal with domestic problems. The adage attributed to former House Speaker…