The (Ex) Washington Realist

Thanks first to David Billington and the two "anonymous" posters who have had a very interesting and quite illuminating debate about the role of U.S. power in a changing and evolving international system. I might add that on the point about religion and politics, you might find of interest Ambassador Ellsworth's thoughts on the subject, which will be one of the review essays in the Summer 2006 issue of TNI.

Thanks also to all posters on the most recent entry, particularly about the interrelationship of democracy, foreign policy and positive demographic trends. Some of this reminds me of the arguments that will be unveiled in Ian Bremmer's forthcoming book The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall, which I highly recommend.