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Volume 127 - Number 1 - Spring 2012

Articles

Accomplished and Embattled: Understanding Obama's Presidency
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Theda Skocpol and Lawrence R. Jacobs assess the policy accomplishments and shortfalls of President Barack Obama since 2009. They highlight the obstacles with which his administration has had to contend and challenge commentators who claim that Obama has accomplished little.

Regime Change in the Middle East: Problems and Prospects
Daniel Byman discusses the diplomatic and security implications of the Arab Spring. He finds that new alignments have begun in the Arab world and that the regionʼs stability is being shaken. He argues that these changes affect an array of declared U.S. interests.

Nuclear Disarmament: Should America Lead?
Regina Karp looks at the relationship between nuclear disarmament and world order. She argues that the new security environment compels a reassessment of how national security and international security governance are balanced.

Stability, Transition, and Regime Approval in Post-Fidel Cuba
Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado and Gregory A. Petrow examine Gallup World Poll data from Cuba to evaluate both the level of Cuban regime approval, as well as its causes. They conclude that Cubans are satisfied overall with their leaders, and that part of this satisfaction stems from equating the regime with the state.

Republican Elites and Foreign Policy Attitudes
Joshua W. Busby and Jonathan Monten analyze opinion polls, focusing on the degree of congruence between Republican elites and the general public on foreign policy. They find Republican elites to be consistently more internationalist than the public on most dimensions.

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