Essays 1
The Recovery of Internationalism 2
The Delusion of Impartial Intervention 20
Democracy and Its Discontents 34
The Myth of Asia’s Miracle 51
Germany’s Choice 68
Debates 85
Is It Too Soon to Trust Russia? 86
The Premature Partnership 86
The Lagging Partnership 102
Do Nations Compete? 114
Competitiveness: A Dangerous Obsession 114
Playing to Win 131
Microchips, Not Potato Chips 135
“Dual Containment”: Pro and Con 140
Confronting Backlash States 140
The Illogic of Dual Containment 150
A Palestinian Democracy? 161
The Urge for Democracy 161
Arafat’s Police State 169
Life after Proliferation: Two Views 175
Closing the Nuclear Umbrella 175
The Only Credible Deterrent 183
Is Culture Destiny? 192
A Conversation with Lee Kuan Yew 192
The Myth of Asia’s Anti-Democratic Values 210
Chronology 219
Chronology 1994 220