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John Ehrman

Capsule Review
May/Jun
2005
The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan
Walter Russell Mead
Review Essay
Jul/Aug
1995
Trotskyism to Anachronism: The Neoconservative Revolution
John B. Judis

Describing American neoconservatism as a branch of Cold War liberalism, John Ehrman's new study overlooks the Trotskyist roots and missionary mentality that prolonged and escalated the Cold War.
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In the Magazine

November/December 2009 / 6, 88
Essay
In the Quicksands of Somalia
Bronwyn Bruton

Washington's repeated attempts to bring peace to Somalia with state-building initiatives have failed, even backfired. It should renounce political intervention and encourage local development without trying to improve governance.
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