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"Many declinists begin to measure the start of America's fall from eminence from 1945, when it is typically assumed that U.S. power was unequalled in the world and could only diminish. . . . By definition, a rising Europe made America, relatively speaking, less the sole superpower, but does anyone argue that America should have behaved differently in the post-World War Two years?"
--John R. Bolton
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Iraq Stands Up
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Frederick W. Kagan and
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| Victory in war is never certain until a war ends, but all signs point to the fact that America and its allies are winning in Iraq. American and Iraqi casualties are down, al Qaeda in Iraq has been defeated, the Sunni insurgency has capitulated, and the Shia extremists are being marginalized. The Iraqi Security Forces are stepping up, and the government has met nearly all the benchmarks set for it by the U.S. Congress. Elections will be held soon. Our strategic partnership is intact, despite some Iraqi calls for rapid American troop reductions. Securing that nation so that it can prosper is now essential. At an AEI event on July 24, AEI resident scholar Frederick W. Kagan, father of the surge and primary author of the Institute's four Iraq Planning Group reports, and Kimberly Kagan and former acting U.S. Army chief of staff General Jack Keane, both members of the group, will examine the situation on the ground in Iraq after their recent trip to the country. The three coauthored a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week about victory in Iraq as a means of advancing America’s security and the stability of a vital region in the world.
- To register for the July 24 conference, please click here.
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The American
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 The American magazine brings subscribers fresh and insightful coverage of business, economics, culture, and more. In the current issue, which is available on newsstands, former Intel chairman Andy Grove outlines a bold new energy policy, Joel Kotkin analyzes the future of the Democratic Party, John Steele Gordon tells the short history of money, and James Bowman considers the evolution of movie heroes. The American also publishes exclusive web-only content--along with articles from the magazine--at www.american.com. |
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Financial Services Outlook
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 In the June issue of Financial Services Outlook, Peter J. Wallison argues that financial market regulation is no longer capable of handling large markets and allowing the creation of risk-management tools like credit default swaps.
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