Strauss Fellow Peter Trubowitz contends that the Bush administration's brand of international engagement, far from being an aberration, represents a turning point in the historical trajectory of U.S. foreign policy.

The current options on the table for Kosovo-- independence, autonomy, or partition--all have drawbacks that could lead to serious violence. Strauss Fellow Dr. Alan Kuperman examines a fourth option in an article for The American Interest magazine.

In an article for The American Interest, Strauss Distinguished Scholar Eugene Gholz argues against the current and costly U.S. operating policies in the Gulf.

Strauss Fellow and government professor Zoltan Barany argues that reports of the Russian army's imminent resurgence are exaggerated, based on his analysis of defense reform, the armed forces' manpower and military expenditures.

The Next Generation Project, led by Strauss Center Director of Studies Frank Gavin, is The American Assembly's ambitious, nonpartisan, multiyear initiative involving three-day Assemblies held in regions of emerging economic and political power and importance to the nation.

Recognizing that some degree of climate change is inevitable, Strauss Fellow Josh Busby moves beyond diagnosis of the threat to propose a portfolio of feasible and affordable recommendations for action.

The Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, along with the Strauss Center, sponsored a fact-finding mission to Colombia to study Afro-Colombian human rights issues.  The mission produced a special report as well as a memorandum for Congress.

Russia and China are once again reluctant to side with the United States and support another sanctions resolution against Iran and its nuclear enrichment and reprocessing activities.  In an article for October's Earth, Michael Webber explores the issue in depth.

The Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice and the Strauss Center sponsored a human rights delegation to Brazil to examine the present situation of Brazil's quilombo communities and their struggle for land rights.

The U.S. is the world's largest energy consumer, which results in adverse effects on the climate, overdependence on foreign oil and economic uncertainties. To mitigate these harmful effects, biological alternatives to fossil fuel sources are being investigated.