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Author Interview, May/June 2013
The Polish Model

Poland's minister of foreign affairs speaks with Foreign Affairs about his country's history, its future, and its place in Europe.
Review Essay, Mar/Apr 2013
Castlereagh's CatechismPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Brendan Simms

Foreign policy realists have long found inspiration in the ideas of Lord Castlereagh, who served as British foreign secretary during and after the Napoleonic Wars. A new biography of the statesman presents him as more ideological than is traditionally assumed, and suggests that his example is more relevant than ever -- and might even hold the key to solving Europe's ongoing crisis.
Snapshot,
December 4, 2012
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Pivot?
Pawel Swieboda

Two of the Obama administration’s high-profile foreign policy gambits, the “reset” with Russia and the “pivot” to Asia, have made central and eastern Europe nervous, and with good reason.
Comment, Jan/Feb 2013
The Fall and Rise of the WestPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Roger C. Altman

While the grim effects of the 2008 financial crisis still resonate across the globe, the recession wasn't all bad: it triggered fundamental economic restructuring, and the result is a U.S. economy poised to emerge stronger than it was before. Although it's too soon to say with certainty, even Europe may come out ahead.
Snapshot,
July 10, 2012
Wrong Way Down the Danube
James Kirchick

Greece's economic peril has raised fears about the end of the eurozone. But Hungary's autocratic turn under Prime Minister Viktor Orban presents a more fundamental challenge to the European project.
Reading List,
January 20, 2010
What to Read on Fascism
David Art

An annotated Foreign Affairs syllabus on fascism.
Reading List,
November 4, 2009
What to Read on Communism
Stephen Kotkin

An annotated Foreign Affairs syllabus on communism.
Collection,
October 15, 2009
From the Archives: 1989
The Editors

A collection of Foreign Affairs articles on 1989.
Essay, Sep/Oct 2002
Poles and JewsPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Abraham Brumberg

An investigation into Polish atrocities against Jews during World War II has prompted a divisive, painful debate about antisemitism and what it means to be Polish. In rectifying one chapter of the historical record, the new research has magnified the heritage that still holds Poland back from becoming a truly pluralistic democracy.
Comment, May/Jun 2000
The Politics of Guilt: Austria's Bigot, Europe's BurdenPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Andrew Nagorski

Austria's elevation of the bigoted Jörg Haider has the rest of Europe fuming. But before rushing to judgment, the continent should review its own record of past wrongs.
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