Perspectives on the United States
A Splintered Mirror

Volume 24, Issue 4

Concerns over the future role of the United States dominate international discourse and policy. This issue’s symposium critically assesses the nature and impact of these rival perspectives onthe United States. Joseph Nye, the dean of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and former US cabinet member, opens our symposium by discussing the pragmatic benefits of soft power, which engenders goodwill and cooperation, allowing for the greater success of... (More)
Perspectives on the United States
Features
The Power of Persuasion
Dual Components of US Leadership
by Joseph Nye

Aligning for the Future
Assertive Unilateralism or Concert of Powers?
by Hall Gardner

Benign Neglect
Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere
by Makram Haluani

The Transatlantic Rift
US Leadership After September 11
by Javier Solana

Finding Common Ground
Competing US and European Interests
by David Tucker

Indispensable Power
Hegemonic Tendencies in a Globalized World
by Javad Zarif

Global Notebook
Divine Inspiration
Islamism in Secular Turkey
by Alex Captain

Legal Battles
Nigeria’s Shari’a Controversy
by Michelle Chun

Pleading the Fifth
Adapting NATO’s Article V
by Jonathan Chavez

Mugabe’s Malaise
Stifling Africa’s Development
by Leah Litman

Trial by Fire
The International Criminal Court Pushes Ahead
by Anthony Arnold

Blurred Borders
Armenia vs. Azerbajian
by Georgios Theophanous

Perspectives
Heir Jordan
One State’s Story of Economic Transformation
by King Abdullah II

Ill-Considered Experiments
The Environmental Consensus and the Developing World
by Ruth Greenspan Bell and Clifford Russell

In Search of Peace
The Fate and Legacy of the Good Friday Agreement
by Bertie Ahern

World in Review
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Understanding Centrist Islam
by John Walsh

Dismissing the Draft
Germany Debates Its Military Future
by Martin Kanz

Lethal Strains
Challenges in the Pursuit of Biological Security
by Honor Hsin

Interviews
ASEAN Fusion
Southeast Asia’s Future Role in World Affairs
by Rodolfo Certeza Severino, Jr.

Review Essays
Dirty Laundering
Financing Latin America’s Drug Trade
by Moyara Ruehsen

Back to Business
Democracy and Markets in East Asia
by Richard Robison

Endpaper
Eyes on the Prize
Alfred Nobel’s Legacy Today
by Michael Sohlman