Volume 126 - Number 1 - Spring 2011

The Republican Resurgence in 2010
Gary C. Jacobson analyzes the 2010 midterm election as a referendum on the Obama administration, driven fundamentally by the economy, but intensified by the deep animosity of the President's opponents, the Republicans' success in nationalizing the election, and the political failure of Obama's legislative successes.

Why Intelligence Fails: Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq War, Robert Jervis
Reviewed by Loch K. Johnson

Newcomers, Outsiders and Insiders: Immigrants and American Racial Politics in the Early Twenty-First Century, Andrew L. Aoki
Reviewed by Rodolfo O. de la Garza

Going Local: Presidential Leadership in the Post-Broadcast Age, Jeffrey E. Cohen
Reviewed by Martin Johnson

Inside Insurgency: Violence, Civilians, and Revolutionary Group Behavior, Claire Metelits
Reviewed by Paul R. Pillar

Volume 125 - Number 4 - Winter 2010-11

The Origins of the Two Lefts in Latin America
RAÚL L. MADRID argues that liberal left parties in Latin America arose prior to the debt crisis of the 1980s and were profoundly shaped by the failure of state interventionist policies and the initial success of market-oriented reforms. The interventionist left parties, by contrast, typically emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the economies of the region had encountered problems and the support for market-oriented policies had diminished.

Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics, Morris Fiorina
Reviewed by Thomas E. Mann

Hillary Clinton's Race for the White House: Gender Politics & the Media on the Campaign Trail, Regina G. Lawrence
Reviewed by Richard L. Fox

The Culture of Military Innovation: The Impact of Cultural Factors on the Revolution in Military Affairs in Russia, the US, and Israel, Dima Adamsky
Reviewed by David W. Kearn, Jr.

Cycles of Spin: Strategic Communication in the U.S. Congress, Patrick Sellers
Reviewed by Corwin D. Smidt

Volume 125 - Number 3 - Fall 2010

The United States and the Rise of China: Implications for the Long Haul
Robert J. Art analyzes the Sino-American relationship from the standpoint of Washington's and Beijing's interests in East Asia. He finds many points of common interest and concludes that wise policy decisions in both capitals can keep the cooperative aspects of this relationship stronger than the conflictual ones.

National Security in the Obama Administration: Reassessing the Bush Doctrine, Stanley Renshon
Reviewed by James Goldgeier

Hierarchy in International Relations, David A. Lake
Reviewed by Bidisha Biswas

Cosmopolitan Communications: Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World, Ronald Inglehart
Reviewed by Patricia Moy

The Dynamics of Two-Party Politics: Party Structures and the Management of Competition, Alan Ware
Reviewed by Hans Noel

Volume 125 - Number 2 - Summer 2010

Why Intelligence and Policymakers Clash
Robert Jervis argues that friction between intelligence agencies and policymakers is an inevitable product of their conflicting missions and needs. Policymakers need political and psychological support, while intelligence generally raises doubts, points to problems, and notes uncertainties. Relations do not have to be as strained as they were under President George W. Bush, but they will always be difficult.

Rise of the Red Engineers: The Cultural Revolution and the Origins of China's New Class, Joel Andreas
Reviewed by Thomas P. Bernstein

Enemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security, Richard K. Betts
Reviewed by James Igoe Walsh

The Politics of Income Inequality in the United States, Nathan Kelly
Reviewed by Ruy Teixeira

Volume 125 - Number 1 - Spring 2010

Religion, Divorce, and the Missing Culture War in America
Mark A. Smith explains why divorce, an issue that sparked heated controversy earlier in American history, is now absent from the culture war. He shows that religious groups gradually accommodated rising rates of marital breakup by changing their biblical interpretations and deemphasizing divorce as a political issue.

The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System Is Failing and How to Fix It, Heather K. Gerken
Reviewed by Lonna Rae Atkeson

Rebels Without Borders: Transnational Insurgencies in World Politics, Idean Salehyan
Reviewed by Paul Staniland

The Third Agenda in U.S. Presidential Debates: Debate Watch and Viewer Reactions, 1996–2004, Diana B. Carlin
Reviewed by WILLIAM L. BENOIT

Colin Powell: American Power and Intervention From Vietnam to Iraq, Christopher D. O'Sullivan
Reviewed by Christopher Paul