CIA and Clandestine Operations
A project memorandum examining intelligence capacity and covert operations.
Policy area · Global issues
Institutions, diplomacy and international order
An of policy arguments addressing cross-regional questions, including multilateral institutions, intelligence, proliferation, democracy, sanctions and American engagement abroad.
Collection overview
Global questions across changing contexts
This collection brings together historical policy writing from 1998 through 2005. The records examine how national decisions interact with alliances, international law, economic institutions, humanitarian crises and political change.
Titles and document details identify the d items. Descriptions are neutral cataloging aids; inclusion preserves the debate and does not imply endorsement by New American Century.
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Global issues records
Entries appear in reverse chronological order. Publication dates belong to the source records rather than the current editorial review.
Memo
Are We Safer?
Commentary assessing national security and policy after the attacks of September 2001.
Men Without a Country
An article concerning displaced Uyghur detainees and the international questions surrounding their status.
U.S. Policy on Uzbekistan
A project memorandum on American policy, security interests and political conditions in Uzbekistan.
Bolton, the Times, and Unreported Emails
A memorandum discussing media reporting during a diplomatic nomination debate.
Bolton: Character Assassination
A memorandum addressing the public dispute surrounding a diplomatic nomination.
Iran's “Right” to a Nuclear Program
A policy memorandum on nuclear development, treaty claims and proliferation concerns.
End the Genocide Now
Commentary urging an international response to mass atrocities in Darfur.
Terrorism in Beslan
Commentary on terrorism and the international policy questions raised by the Beslan attack.
Backtracking on Proliferation?
A project memorandum assessing nonproliferation policy and regional security.
Energetic America
Commentary linking energy policy with economic and strategic questions.
Power & Duty: U.S. Action Is Crucial to Maintaining World Order
An argument about American power, responsibility and international order.
Multilateralism, American Style
Commentary examining how American action can interact with multilateral cooperation.
Europeans Courting International Disaster
An article on transatlantic differences concerning international legal institutions.
International Criminal Court
A memorandum and hearing summary concerning the proposed court and U.S. policy.
Springtime for Dictators
Commentary considering authoritarian governments and international responses.
International Criminal Court
A project memorandum on jurisdiction, sovereignty and institutional design.
A World of Problems
Commentary surveying international challenges at the start of the decade.
Russian Psychobabble
A PDF commentary concerning Western interpretation of Russian politics.
Indonesia and Democracy
A project memorandum on democratic transition and American policy toward Indonesia.
Sanctions
A project memorandum evaluating sanctions as an instrument of foreign policy.
After the Indian Tests: Sanctions for India and China
A memorandum addressing nuclear tests, sanctions and regional policy.
IMF, Congress and American Economic Leadership
Two d memoranda on the IMF, congressional oversight and international investment practices.
Using this collection
Read records with context
A short method for navigating policy documents written for different events, formats and audiences.
Check the date
Identify the political and institutional circumstances surrounding publication.
Note the format
Distinguish internal-style memoranda, public commentary and hearing summaries.
Compare records
Use related regional and document indexes to examine how arguments developed.