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Atlantic Unbound | Archive
Dispatch ..... The Peril of ObamaThe glamour of Obama may be hard to resist, but could it get the country into trouble if he wins the presidency? McCain's Purple CowJohn McCain's actions on behalf of Vicki Iseman barely differ from the earmarking he has spent a career railing against. The End of the American ExceptionEconomically speaking, America could soon be more European than Europe. "We're On Our Way Home Now, Duckie!"Sailing, swimming, and sipping nightcaps with William F. Buckley Jr. A New Era in PakistanWhat the end of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf means for the war on terror. 'Roid RageWhat the professional sports world doesn't get about Washington. Inside the Clinton Shake-UpHow Hillary's campaign managed itself into a ditch—and how it might get itself out. Waiting for GoreDepartment of Wild Speculation. What's Next for Wall Street?The presidential campaign has financial executives more concerned about who wins than they have been in years—or it ought to. A Report From IraqAmbushed in Mosul, Bing West visits the last urban redoubt of al Qaeda in Iraq and sees a calmer battlefield—but political troubles ahead. Doom, Gloom, Then EcstasyA behind-the-scenes report from New Hampshire primary night at the Hillary camp. Oil ShocksClive Crook warns that it may soon be time to panic about the price of oil. Compass Without DirectionThe movie version of Philip Pullman's Golden Compass creates a luminous fantasy world, but loses the book's magnetic force of meaning. The NIE in Doubt?Well-placed sources suggest that Iran may have in fact accelerated its weapons program. It's the Tribes, Stupid!Quelling anarchy in Iraq, Pakistan, and elsewhere, will require building on tribal loyalties—not imposing democracy from the top down. The Next FrontierThe creation of AFRICOM, the U.S. military's new Africa Command, offers the hope of steady, low-key progress in the war on terror. Among the KurdsAtlantic editor Graeme Wood describes his sojourn with the militant young bookworms of the PKK. The Navy’s New Flat-Earth StrategyThe U.S. unveils a collaborative plan for policing the seas. The Colbert NotionStephen Colbert plans to run for president in South Carolina. Here's a campaign strategy—and a list of who should worry. Earth, Fire, WaterRevisiting the Armenian genocide. Burma’s Next ChapterWill the collapse of Burma’s oppressive junta bring democracy or ethnic turmoil? Outsourcing ConflictFor all the notoriety of private military contractors like Blackwater, they represent an important aspect of the future of war. And that future is not all bad. Military AirThe future of economy class? Will the Petraeus Strategy Be the Last?Bing West, a Marine officer in Vietnam and former assistant secretary of defense, offers a view from Iraq's restive Anbar province on Congress's recent Iraq hearings. Bottom-Up ProgressRobert D. Kaplan gives credence to the testimony of Petraeus and Crocker and warns against a hasty withdrawal from Iraq. The First Test of the SurgeWe are about to find out what happens in Iraq after the U.S. troops leave. Rereading VietnamThe Vietnam analogy looms ever larger in the debate over Iraq, but the U.S. military has memories of that conflict that the public doesn't. Raging BullsAtlantic staff editor Timothy Lavin runs with the bulls in Pamplona and lives to tell the tale. Reviving the BeatlesBeatles fan Mark Bowden chats with Pat Dinizio about his band's new Beatles tribute album, "Meet the Smithereens" New Jersey Gives Rudy a BoostA look at how New Jersey's most conservative G.O.P. chairman may have just saved Giuliani's campaign millions. Foreign Policy: Munich Versus Vietnam"At the moment, the Vietnam analogy has the upper-hand. But don't count Munich out." The Perils of Reagan RepublicanismCandidates who invoke the spirit of Reagan may live to regret it. Karl Rove's Voter Fraud FetishThe Bush administration cracks down on a phantom menace. Smoke and MirrorsWhat the State Department is not accomplishing in Iraq. Was the Iraq Study Group Report Really a Flop?For a document that was supposedly "dead-on-arrival," it's certainly having a strong influence. That's CharacterThe dignity of Ford's post-presidency. My Lunch With LitvinenkoIn 2002, Atlantic contributing editor Paul Starobin sat down with Alexander Litvinenko for an interview over lunch. They talked about Litvinenko's defection, his relationship with notorious Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky, and his suspicions about Putin and the FSB. Following Litvinenko's recent poisoning, Starobin dug out his notes. We Can't Just WithdrawIraq may be closer to an explosion of genocide than we know. |
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