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Few thinkers are more difficult to categorize than architect Christopher Alexander. Is he a visionary genius of the built world? An intolerant utopian? A New Age Martha Stewart for narcissists? Or all of the above?
Throughout its history, Ukraine has straddled the border between East and West. Now, barely a decade after breaking away from the crumbling Soviet Union, it is leaning strongly toward Europe. But Europe is wary.
Striking a balance between unilateralism and multilateralism.
How does America's global power compare with that of the great empires of the past?
Advocates of empires will face big challenges at home as well as abroad.
Since 9/11, the United States has pursued both "arrogant unilateralism" and "reflexive multilateralism." Could there be a third way?
In some realms, America's future interests will be better advanced by law; in others, by power. The challenge is to determine which is which.