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In Stalinist Russia there was a saying that it is never too late to be shot. In the USA it is clearly never too late to practice craven sycophancy. In his latest article in Foreign Affairs magazine, Zbnigniew Brzezinski gives us the proof.

The draft treaty on European security which President Medvedev published on his website two days ago confirms the predictions of Russia’s detractors. This intiative is stillborn. To appreciate why, read on….

NATO Secretary General Rasmussen’s bid to promote closer relations with Russia suffers from excess caution and lack of imagination. In Brussels, just as in Washington, an antiquated Cold War mentality still holds sway.

This is the final installment of a four-part analytical article reviewing Zbigniew Brzezinski’s post-Cold War writings from 1997 to 2008

This is the third installment of a four-part analytical article reviewing Zbigniew Brzezinski’s post-Cold War writings from 1997 to 2008.

This four-part analytical article reviews Zbigniew Brzezinski’s post-Cold War writings, from 1997 to 2008.

This four-part analytical article reviews Zbigniew Brzezinski’s post-Cold War writings, from 1997 to 2008.

An article on possible reform of NATO appearing in the latest issue of  Foreign Affairs magazine written by the noted strategist of global American leadership Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor of President Jimmy Carter and present member of the Obama foreign policy team, has generated considerable professional interest. Here we offer a critique.

Parfois dans les colonies de vacances on entend à table des conseils sur les questions de paix et guerre qui méritent bien la réflexion. Ainsi la question de la Russie comme membre-candidat d’OTAN se pose.

An analysis of the latest book (2004) by Harvard Professor Joseph Nye setting out the principles of 'smart power,' a PR approach to managing foreign policy which the Obama Administration has taken to heart.