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mat in the administration of President George W. Bush, some Saudi analysts also say the kingdom is well

t going to see them jump out of that orbit," he told Reuters. EFTA00636680 While Jordan was a senior diplomat in the administration of President George W. Bush, some Saudi analysts also say the kingdom is well aware of what major foreign policy shifts would involve - particularly any pursuit of nuclear wea

plomat in the administration of President George W. Bush, some Saudi analysts also say the kingdom is

ing them as increasingly futile and unsuccessful. Immanuel Wallerstein, Senior Research Scholar at Yale University, is the author of The Decline of American Power: The U.S. in a Chaotic World (New Press). EFTA00636696

But these days Gates is less worried about political crossfire and more focused on the legacy of his own tenure, which bridged the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He is determined to define his own legacy as Pentagon boss, and eager to push back against one of the more vocal criticisms of hi

hin the same party. And so I think there is no consensus on a role in the world." In some ways, the first part of his tenure was easier. During the Bush years, money was never an issue. By contrast, Obama faced a harsh economic reality, and Gates tried to get in front of the issue by shrinking the

tenure, which bridged the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He is determined to defin

can Security in Washington and a member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board His most recent book is Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power (Random House, 2010). EFTA_R1_02029863 EFTA02690096

u of actions that was offered to President George W. Bush in 2008, when Russia went to war with Georg

ent, kicking Moscow out of the Group of 8 or moving American warships to the region. That is the same menu of actions that was offered to President George W. Bush in 2008, when Russia went to war with Georgia, another balky former Soviet republic. Yet the costs imposed at that time proved only marginally eff

ve ourselves into a frenzy. And he'll stand back and just watch it. He just knows that none of the rest of us want a war." James F. Jeffrey was Mr. Bush's deputy national security adviser in August 2008, the first to inform him that Russian troops were moving into Georgia in response to what the Kre

is have good reason to feel besieged and fearful. Immanuel Wallerstein, Senior Research Scholar at Yale University, is the author of The Decline of American Power: The U.S. in a Chaotic World (New Press). Ankle 6. Commentary Magazine Israel Will Bethe Next Energy Superpower? Arthur Herman EFTA00705933

did fall, as Eisenhower had much earlier worked to make happen, the transitions in Eastern Europe were peaceful. Where there could have been chaos Bush reached out to other world leaders and produced an orderly handover of power. He also waged a war against Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait in whic

s have similarly succeeded by avoidance. George H.W. Bush, to cite another example, deserves great cr

ty to continue what is already being done has not been curbed, but its ability to do much that is new has been blocked. EFTA00700225 The Plan for American Power The gridlock sets the stage for a shift in foreign policy that has been under way since the U.S.-led intervention in Libya in 2011. I have argued t

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reedom and democracy -- the same principles that President Bush championed in his February speech on Iraq -- fro

s not the only kind of power; no empire could ever be held together by military power alone. Joseph S. Nye Jr., in his recent book "The Paradox of American Power," introduced the concept of "soft power" to bring the point home. I would go even further. Applying the concept of power to human affairs is alto