The return of ideology, Erdogan's weak hand in the Balkans, and more.

[link removed]


** Thursday Reads
------------------------------------------------------------


** December 7, 2023
------------------------------------------------------------


** Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? Click here ([link removed]) .
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
The Return of Ideology
by Dan Edelstein

The temptations of ideological thinking were not banished to the twentieth century. Read it here ([link removed]) .
[link removed]
America Is an Overstretched Superpower
by Ivan Eland

The United States has made too many formal and informal alliance commitments that come at a huge cost to American taxpayers. Read it here ([link removed]) .
[link removed]
Erdogan’s Weak Hand in the Western Balkans
by Reuf Bajrovic

Despite its apparent “Neo-Ottoman” foreign policy, Turkey has largely neglected its Balkan periphery. Read it here ([link removed]) .
[link removed]
Chinese Nuclear Weapons and Canada: An Uncivil-Military Connection
by Henry Sokolski

The United States should take action to ensure that domestic and foreign actors are not boosting the nuclear programs of adversaries. Read it here ([link removed]) .
[link removed]
Podcast: Why Whittaker Chambers and Richard Nixon Matter for Today’s GOP

On the 75th anniversary of their revelation, what is the history of Whittaker Chambers’ infamous Pumpkin Papers, their implications for Richard Nixon’s career, and their significance for conservatism, patriotism, and loyalty in America today? Jacob Heilbrunn spoke with Sam Tanenhaus, a contributing writer at the Washington Post’s Book World. Tanenhaus is a former editor of The New York Times Book Review and the author of Whittaker Chambers: A Biography ([link removed]) (Random House, 1997). Listen now on Apple ([link removed]) , Spotify ([link removed]) , or wherever you get your podcasts.
[link removed]
Spotify ([link removed])
[link removed]
RSS ([link removed])
[link removed]
SoundCloud ([link removed])
[link removed]
YouTube ([link removed])
[link removed]
Apple ([link removed])


============================================================
Copyright © 2023 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in for our daily newsletter or registered at an event.

Our mailing address is:
Center for the National Interest
1025 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 709
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences ([link removed])
or ** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])

Want to subscribe to our mailing list? ** Click here ([link removed])
.