Friday, June 04, 2004

The U.S. and Europe, 1945 to Today - Collective Bellaciao
Immanuel Wallerstein takes a look at the U.S. relationship with Europe since the dramatic events of WWII.

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Thursday, June 03, 2004

Leader of the West
What does it mean to say that the U.S. is the leader of the West? Does it mean the same thing it used to mean during the Cold War era? Is the notion of the West as shared set of political values a dated concept? Earlier this year the Foreign Policy Research Institute sponsored a conference of scholars to consider this question, the proceedings reveal some interesting perspectives on the viability of "the West."

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Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Foreign Policy, Security Issues Return to Center Stage of US Presidential Campaign
Voice of America notes that, "Foreign policy and national security issues returned to center stage in the U.S. presidential election campaign Tuesday."

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