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Imperial Grunts

by Robert D. Kaplan

The Atlantic Monthly, October 2005, pp. 84-93

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    26. Oral History: The Kissinger Transcripts by James Warren, pp. 119-126
    27. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 127
    28. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 128-129
    29. Post Mortem: The Chap on Duty by Mark Steyn, pp. 130-131
    30. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 132-134
    31. Cover photomontage by John Ritter
  6. [+]
    July 2005 Issue = 33 Articles
    1. Calendar, pp. 13-15
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-26
    3. The Agenda by Jonathan Rauch, pp. 27-29
    4. Photo Op: Peripheral Vistion, Photographs by Christopher Morris, pp. 30-33
    5. Foreign Affairs: The Wrong Lesson by Caroline Elkins, pp. 34-35
    6. The List: Local Realities by Abigail Cutler and Marshall Poe, pp. 36-37
    7. Poll: Hillary in 2008? by James A. Barnes and Peter Bell, pp. 38-39
    8. Brief Lives: The Show-Me Sheikh by G. Willow Wilson, pp. 40-41
    9. Phenomenon: Maraton Men by Chris Cillizza, pp. 42-44
    10. Hypotheticals: A Roll of the Dice by Spencer Ackerman, p. 45
    11. Primary Sources , pp. 46-47
    12. The Nation in Numbers: Pffffttt by Don Peck, pp. 48-50
    13. Countdown to a Meltdown by James Fallows, pp. 51-65
    14. Meltdown: A Case Study by Benjamin M. Friedman, pp. 66-70
    15. In the Footsteps of Tocqueville (Part Three) by Bernard-Henri Levy, pp. 71-83
    16. Birthday by Henri Cole, pp. 84-96
    17. North Korea: The War Game by Scott Stossel, pp. 97-109
    18. Wolfowitz: The Exit Interviews by Mark Bowden, pp. 110-124
    19. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 125-128 - 4 Reviews
      1. Sinatra by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan
      2. Chanel by Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton
      3. Edmund Wilson: A Life in Literature by Lewis M. Dabney
      4. The Lights That Failed by Zara Steiner
    20. [+]
      Calamity Jane by Tom Carson, pp. 129-134 - 1 Review
      1. My Life So Far by Jane Fonda
    21. [+]
      Fidelity With a Wandering Eye by Cristina Nehring, pp. 135-136 - 1 Review
      1. Undressing Infidelity by Diane Shader Smith
    22. [+]
      Reading List by Sally Singer, p. 137 - 5 Reviews
      1. Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein and George Plimpton
      2. The Education of a French Model by Kiki
      3. Faithfull: An Autobiography by Marianne Faithfull and David Dalton
      4. Holy Skirts by Rene Steinke
      5. Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon by Sue Tilley
    23. [+]
      New Fiction by Elizabeth Judd, pp. 138-141 - 1 Review
      1. The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank
    24. [+]
      A Breath of Dust by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 142-144 - 1 Review
      1. The Annotated Waste Land by T.S. Eliot and Lawrence Rainey
    25. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, pp. 145-147 - 1 Review
      1. Fascination by William Boyd
    26. Best Sellers Abroad: Japan by Makiko Kitamura, p. 148
    27. [+]
      You Might As Well Live by Jon Zobenica, p. 148 - 1 Review
      1. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
    28. Sport: Masters of the Hunt by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 149-158
    29. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 159
    30. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 160-161
    31. Post Mortem: A Gentleman, of a Kind by Mark Steyn, pp. 162-163
    32. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 164-166
    33. Cover photomontage by John Ritter
  7. [+]
    October 2005 Issue = 33 Articles
    1. Calendar, p. 15
    2. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-30
    3. Comment: Does Oil Have a Future? by Clive Crook, p. 31
    4. Markets: Hundred-Dollar Oil by James Hamilton, pp. 32-33
    5. Photo Op: A River Runs Through It, photograph by Richard Butler, pp. 34-35
    6. Brief Lives: Mahmoud the Bashful by Mark Bowden, p. 36
    7. Hypotheticals: The Cascade of Proliferation by Graham Allison, pp. 36-39
    8. The Odds: Who Will Be the Next Fed Chairman? by John Sellers, pp. 40-41
    9. Cross Examination: The Executioner's Swan Song? by Benjamin Wittes, pp. 42-45
    10. Primary Sources, pp. 46-47
    11. The World in Numbers by Richard Florida, pp. 48-51
    12. Lincoln's Great Depression by Joshua Wolf Shenk, pp. 52-57
    13. Asiatic Lilies by Joyce Peseroff, pp. 58-69
    14. Roy and His Rock by Joshua Green, pp. 70-82
    15. Step by Guy Billout, p. 83
    16. Imperial Grunts by Robert D. Kaplan, pp. 84-93
    17. In the Footsteps of Tocqueville, Part IV by Bernard-Henri Levy, pp. 94-103
    18. Prayer by Ellen Bryant Voigt, pp. 104-110
    19. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 111-114 - 3 Reviews
      1. The Stripping of the Altars by Eamon Duffy
      2. The Mind of the Master Class by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Eugene D. Genovese, ...
      3. Crazy Horse by Mari Sandoz
    20. [+]
      The Secret of the Old Saw by Sandra Tsing Loh, pp. 115-118 - 1 Review
      1. Girl Sleuth by Melanie Rehak
    21. [+]
      Reading List by Terry Castle, pp. 119-120 - 5 Reviews
      1. Charlotte Mew: Collected Poems and Selected Prose by Val Warner and Charlotte Mew
      2. The Pure and the Impure by Colette
      3. An Autobiography by Janet Frame
      4. The Hotel by Elizabeth Bowen
      5. Catharine, and Other Writings by Jane Austen, Margaret Anne Doody, and Douglas Murray, ...
    22. [+]
      Triumph at Trafalgar by Christopher Hitchens, p. 121 - 1 Review
      1. Seize the Fire by Adam Nicolson
    23. [+]
      Review On Beauty, by Zadie Smith by Joseph O'Neill, pp. 122-123 - 1 Review
      1. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
    24. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, pp. 124-126 - 1 Review
      1. Willful Creatures by Aimee Bender
    25. [+]
      Latex Conquers All by Cristina Nehring, pp. 127-128 - 1 Review
      1. Our Bodies, Ourselves by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective, ...
    26. Best Sellers Abroad by David Hazony, pp. 129-130
    27. Travels: The Old Man and the Daiquiri by Wayne Curtis, pp. 131-134
    28. Food: Sweet Home Louisiana by Corby Kummer, pp. 135-138
    29. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 139
    30. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 140-141
    31. Post Mortem: Great Scott by Mark Steyn, pp. 142-143
    32. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 144-146
    33. Cover: Lincoln at the age of forty-nine by Calvin Jackson
  8. [+]
    November 2005 Issue = 42 Articles
    1. Calendar, pp. 11-13
    2. Letters to the Editors, pp. 14-36
    3. Comment by Richard A. Clarke, pp. 37-39
    4. Photo Op by Marvin Nauman, pp. 40-41
    5. Washington by Joseph E. Stiglitz, pp. 42-43
    6. Case History by Matthew Quirk, pp. 44-47
    7. The Law: What Would Zimbabwe Do? by Emily Bazelon, pp. 48-49
    8. The Odds: Who Will Win the Nobel Peace Prize? by John Sellers, pp. 50-51
    9. The List: The Rocky Road to Sainthood by Tyler Cabot, pp. 52-53
    10. Foreign Affairs: Declare War by Leslie H. Gelb and Anne-Marie Slaughter, pp. 54-57
    11. Primary Sources, pp. 58-59
    12. The Nation in Numbers by Kate Ascher, pp. 60-61
    13. The Wrath of Khan by William Langewiesche, pp. 62-86
    14. The Greatest Stories Never Told by Alex Beam, pp. 87-89
    15. Poetry by Tom Sleigh, p. 90
    16. Poetry by Kathryn Stripling Byer, p. 91
    17. [+]
      No Ordinary Tome by Thomas Mallon, pp. 92-97 - 1 Review
      1. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
    18. Poetry by Greg Delanty, pp. 98-101
    19. Poetry by David Sofield, p. 102
    20. The New Japanese SAT by Christopher Buckley, pp. 103-104
    21. In the Footsteps of Tocqueville, Part V by Bernard-Henri Levy, pp. 105-119
    22. College Admission 2005 by Ross Douthat, pp. 120-127
    23. The Best Class Money Can Buy by Matthew Quirk, pp. 128-135
    24. Is There Life After Rankings? by Colin Diver, pp. 136-139
    25. What Does College Teach? by Richard H. Hersh, pp. 140-143
    26. You Are Not Alone by Sheelah Kolhatkar, pp. 144-148
    27. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 149-152 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Third Reich in Power, 1933-1939 by Richard J. Evans
      2. A Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor
      3. Petain by Charles Williams
      4. In Command of History by David Reynolds
      5. Forgotten Armies by Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper
    28. [+]
      The Prisoner of Cool by B.R. Myers, pp. 153-156 - 1 Review
      1. The Hot Kid by Elmore Leonard
    29. [+]
      Reading List by Paul Kennedy, pp. 157-160 - 4 Reviews
      1. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. I by Joseph Needham
      2. The Buildings of England by Nikolaus Pevsner
      3. A Study of History by Arnold J. Toynbee
      4. The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II by Fernand Braudel
    30. [+]
      Boys Will Be Boys by Caitlin Flanagan, p. 161 - 1 Review
      1. Raising Boys Without Men by Peggy Drexler and Linden Gross
    31. [+]
      Review Household Words, by Joan Silber by Elizabeth Judd, p. 162 - 1 Review
      1. Household Words by Joan Silber
    32. [+]
      Free and Easy by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 163-164 - 1 Review
      1. Benjamin Franklin Unmasked by Jerry Weinberger
    33. [+]
      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, p. 165 - 1 Review
      1. In the Fold by Rachel Cusk
    34. Best Sellers Abroad by Jeffrey Tayler, p. 166
    35. Innocent Bystander: Fatwa City by Cullen Murphy, pp. 167-169
    36. Travels: The Mother Load by P.J. O'Rourke, pp. 170-178
    37. Food: Better Bacon by Corby Kummer, pp. 179-182
    38. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 183
    39. Word Court by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 184-185
    40. Post Mortem: An Old-School Copper by Mark Steyn, pp. 186-187
    41. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 188-190
    42. Cover photomontage by John Ritter
  9. [+]
    December 2005 Issue = 36 Articles
    1. 77 North Washington Street, pp. 12-14
    2. Calendar, p. 15
    3. Letters to the Editor, pp. 16-36
    4. The Agenda by Clive Crook, p. 37
    5. Finance: Disasters and the Deficit by Linda Bilmes, pp. 38-39
    6. Photo Op: The Other "El Norte", photograph by Sergi Camara, pp. 40-41
    7. Hypotheticals: If America Left Iraq by Nir Rosen, pp. 42-45
    8. The List: Cities Rising by Matthew Quirk, pp. 46-47
    9. Brief Lives: Challenge Match by Jeffrey Tayler, pp. 48-49
    10. Case History: The Dismantling of Russian Democracy by Abigail Cutler, pp. 50-53
    11. Foreign Affairs: The Covert Option by Terrence Henry, pp. 54-57
    12. Primary Sources , pp. 58-59
    13. Why Iraq Has No Army by James Fallows, pp. 60-77
    14. Missing Bellow by Scott Turow, pp. 78-81
    15. Small House Torn Down to Build a Larger by X.J. Kennedy, pp. 82-87
    16. Amber by Eavan Boland, pp. 88-91
    17. Captivity Pageant by Mark Bowden, pp. 92-97
    18. Sultan of the Steppes by Paul Starobin, pp. 98-104
    19. Is God an Accident? by Paul Bloom, pp. 105-112
    20. Two Poems by C.K. Williams, pp. 113-114
    21. [+]
      Editor's Choice by Benjamin Schwarz, pp. 115-120 - 4 Reviews
      1. Sample: Cuttings from Contemporary Fashion by Bronwyn Cosgrave
      2. Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion by Valerie Steele
      3. Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday
      4. New Art City by Jed Perl
    22. [+]
      Sit and Spin by Marc Cooper, pp. 121-122 - 4 Reviews
      1. How to Win Millions Playing Slot Machines! Or Lose Trying by Frank Legato
      2. Beat the Slots! by Marten Jensen
      3. Designing Casinos to Dominate the Competition by Bill Friedman
      4. Video Poker: Optimum Play by Dan Paymar
    23. [+]
      Reading List: Cuba Libre by Steve Wasserman, pp. 123-130 - 5 Reviews
      1. Persona Non Grata by Jorge Edwards
      2. Guerrillas in Power by K.S. Karol
      3. Is Cuba Socialist? by Irene Dumont
      4. Against All Hope by Armando Valladares
      5. Sent Off the Field by Heberto Padilla
    24. [+]
      Hurricane Lolita by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 131-132 - 2 Reviews
      1. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
      2. The Annotated Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov and Alfred Appel, Jr.
    25. [+]
      New Fiction by Joseph O'Neill, pp. 133-134 - 1 Review
      1. Accidents by Yael Hedaya
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      A Close Read by Christina Schwarz, p. 135 - 1 Review
      1. The Truth of the Matter by Robb Forman Dew
    27. [+]
      Serf Advisory by Mona Simpson, pp. 136-137 - 1 Review
      1. Directions to Servants by Jonathan Swift
    28. Best Sellers Abroad: France by Charles Trueheart, pp. 138-156
    29. Pursuits & Retreats by Wayne Curtis, pp. 157-160
    30. Movies: Can Jesus Save Hollywood? by Hanna Rosin, pp. 161-170
    31. Food: Merlot for Snobs by Corby Kummer, pp. 171-174
    32. The Puzzler by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, p. 175
    33. Word Fugitives by Barbara Wallraff, pp. 176-177
    34. Post Mortem: The Least Worst Man Sidney Luft (1915-2005) by Mark Steyn, pp. 178-179
    35. Who's Who by Benjamin Healy, pp. 180-182
    36. Cover by Ilkka Uimonen
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  Issues of 2007 = 9 Issues, 264 Articles
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  Issues of 2008 = 10 Issues, 257 Articles
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