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Coalitions of the Willing Are Our Best Hope -- Is the United Nations Security Council the institution most capable of ensuring order and saving us from anarchy? History would suggest not. (Added: 17-May-2004 Hits: 321 Rating: 7.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Enter the Allies -- On the eve of war it's time to stop the talk of unilateralism and look at the coalition of nations President Bush has assembled. (Added: 17-May-2004 Hits: 187 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

European Arrogance and Weakness Dictate Coalitions of the Willing -- A strategy of creating coalitions of the willing will preserve a status quo where the transatlantic relationship, despite fraying a bit at the edges, continues to provide common goods to both sides of the Atlantic. (Added: 17-May-2004 Hits: 132 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Help Not Wanted -- Irrespective of whether we should seek to have Europeans, Pakistanis, or Indians dying with or in lieu of Americans, irrespective of whether murderous Baathists and Sunni fundamentalists would feel less "occupied" seeing Turks in their country, and irrespective of whether the antiwar countries of the EU would actually give meaningful financial aid to Iraq, the idea of a "new coalition" to oversee the reconstruction of Iraq is entirely unwise. (Added: 17-May-2004 Hits: 128 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

In Iraq with the Coalition of the Willing -- Although the American media seems to focus exclusively on American--and occasionally British--troops in Iraq, the coalition does include soldiers from Central and Eastern European nations, among others. The difficulties of forming ad hoc international coalitions for military operations, however, may lead the United States to rely in the future upon associations like NATO, which are already experienced in coordinating military operations. (Added: 17-May-2004 Hits: 114 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Multilateralism and Unilateralism: A self-canceling complaint -- In this Slate article, Christopher Hitchens argues that the multilateralist crowd has fallen victim to circular reasoning. (Added: 21-Jul-2004 Hits: 181 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Multilateralism, American Style -- (September 13, 2002) Multilateralism has different meanings on both sides of the Atlantic. Europeans are more committed to building an international legal order based on the United Nations. For most US citizens, multilateralism means getting a few important allies on board. (Added: 13-May-2004 Hits: 169 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

The Vital Role of Alliances in the Global War on Terrorism -- The dependability of alliances is what the U.S. requires to combat terrorist threats, and will be key to a successful strategy in Iraq. (Added: 17-May-2004 Hits: 147 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

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