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Charles King

Ideology Nov 7, 2019 Review Essay

America’s Original Identity Politics

Charles King reviews The Case for Nationalism by Rich Lowry.

Reviewed by Charles King

Best of 2015 July/August 2015 Essay

The Decline of International Studies

The United States used to have excellent international studies programs, which helped support the country’s diplomatic power and stabilizing global role. But as...

Charles King

Politics & Society Sep 19, 2014 Snapshot

Toil and Trouble

The United Kingdom has been saved -- for now. But last week's referendum marks the beginning, not the end, of a debate on the United Kingdom's constitutional order,...

Charles King

Scottish Saltire flags fly from fence posts near Portree on the Isle of Skye September 17, 2014.

Political Development Apr 25, 2013 Reading List

What to Read on the Caucasus

An annotated Foreign Affairs syllabus on the Caucasus.

Charles King

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Apr 21, 2013 Snapshot

Not Your Average Chechen Jihadis

Since the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were identified as ethnic Chechens, the national conversation about the incident has focused on the connection...

Charles King

Politics & Society September/October 2012 Essay

The Scottish Play

As a referendum on Scotland’s independence looms, the question of the region’s place in the United Kingdom has become the most pressing issue in British politics. Its...

Charles King

Security July/August 2010 Essay

Prisoners of the Caucasus

A pernicious mix of heavy-handed rule, corrupt governance, high unemployment, and militant Islam has reignited the Russian North Caucasus. Today, it is not only the...

Charles King and Rajan Menon

Strategy & Conflict Oct 11, 2009 Postscript

Clarity in the Caucasus?

The recent EU report on the 2008 Russia-Georgia War confirms that both Georgia and Russia acted irresponsibly before and during the war. But it misses an opportunity...

Charles King

Security November/December 2008 Essay

The Five-Day War

The August war over South Ossetia has rekindled a superpower rivalry and showed the West that Moscow no longer heeds multilateral institutions.

Charles King

Russia Fsu - Foreign Affairs

Security Sep 22, 2004 Postscript

Putin's Putsch

Charles King's postscript to his March/April 2003 essay "Crisis in the Caucasus: A New Look at Russia's Chechen Impasse."

Charles King

Russia Fsu - Foreign Affairs

Politics & Society Aug 25, 2004 Postscript

Tbilisi Blues

King's postscript to his March/April 2004 essay "A Rose Among Thorns: Georgia Makes Good"

Charles King

Russia Fsu - Foreign Affairs

Political Development March/April 2004 Comment

A Rose Among Thorns: Georgia Makes Good

Georgia's recent, peaceful revolutions might allow the country to become a beacon of hope for a troubled region. For that to happen, however, its new leaders must...

Charles King

Russia Fsu - Foreign Affairs

Security March/April 2003 Review Essay

Crisis in the Caucasus: A New Look at Russia's Chechen Impasse

Why is Russia hopelessly mired in Chechnya? A new book skillfully details the history of the conflict, but it also goes astray in its often groundless invective.

Reviewed by Charles King

War & Military Strategy November/December 2001 Review Essay

The Myth of Ethnic Warfare

Stuart Kaufman tries to explain why so many ethnic conflicts erupted at the end of the Cold War. The only problem is that few of these had anything to do with...

Reviewed by Charles King

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