Walter Russell Mead is the Henry A. Kissinger Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a regular book reviewer for "Foreign Affairs," a member of the editorial board of "The American Interest," and a founding board member of the New America Foundation. He has written frequently for "The New York Times," "The" "Washington Post," and "Esquire," His books include "Special Providence," which won the Lionel Gelber Award ("the world's most important prize for nonfiction" --"The Economist") in 2002, and "Power, Terror, Peace, and War," He lives in New York City....