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.

A Modified National Primary:State Losers and Support for Changing thePresidential Nominating Process
Caroline J. Tolbert, Amanda Keller, and Todd Donovan examine public opinion data on proposals to reform the presidential nominating process. They argue that one way to preserve a role for grassroots politics and the sequential process that is critical for candidate quality is to combine rotating state primaries and caucuses in a dozen small-population states with a national primary in which voters from all states would cast ballots.

Are Caucuses Bad for Democracy?
Costas Panagopoulos discusses the behavior, demographic characteristics, and political preferences of caucus and primary voters in the 2008 presidential nominating contests. He finds that primary voters, as compared to caucus participants, are generally more representative of the electorate overall along most dimensions, although the differences observed tend to be substantively small.

Beyond Gridlock: Green Drift in American Environmental Policymaking
Christopher McGrory Klyza and David Sousa argue that environmental policy in the United States has moved in the direction favored by environmentalists over the last two decades, despite efforts by many conservatives to roll back these policies. This green drift is based on the combination of major environmental laws and institutional structures created in the 1960s and 1970s and frozen in place by the legislative gridlock of the last two decades.

Bush, Blair, and the War in Iraq:Alliance Politics and the Limits of Influence
Kelly McHugh describes Tony Blair's failed attempts to use his friendship with George W. Bush to influence U.S. foreign policy in the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war. She finds that although Blair was often successful in persuading Bush in private meetings, he was outmaneuvered by Vice President Dick Cheney, who opposed Blair's advocacy of multilateralism and diplomacy.

From Theodore White to Game Change: A Review Essay
Alan Brinkley looks at the evolution of campaign journalism from Theodore White's classic analysis of the 1960 presidential election to John Heilemann and Mark Helperin's recently published Game Change.

Inventing the Job of President: Leadership Style from George Washington to Andrew Jackson, Fred I. Greenstein
Reviewed by Joseph M. Bessette

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

The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President, Taylor Branch
Reviewed by Stephen J. Wayne

The Will to Believe: Woodrow Wilson, World War I, and America's Strategy for Peace and Security, Ross A. Kennedy
Reviewed by Meena Bose

The Myth of Presidential Representation, B. Dan Wood
Reviewed by Andrew Rudalevige

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

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

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

Democracy at Risk: How Terrorist Threats Affect the Public, Jennifer Merolla and Elizabeth Zechmeister
Reviewed by Gregory D. Miller

The Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons, T.V. Paul
Reviewed by Nina Tannenwald

The War Puzzle Revisited, John A. Vasquez
Reviewed by Jack S. Levy

Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics, Beth A. Simmons
Reviewed by Elizabeth A. Bloodgood

America's Cold War: The Politics of Insecurity, Fredrik Logevall and Campbell Craig
Reviewed by David S. Painter

American Soldiers in Iraq: McSoldiers or Innovative Professionals?, Morten G. Ender
Reviewed by James H. Lebovic

Combating Jihadism: American Hegemony and Interstate Cooperation in the War on Terrorism, Barak Mendelsohn
Reviewed by Austin Long

Iraq in Transition: The Legacy of Dictatorship and the Prospects for Democracy, Peter J. Munson
Reviewed by Jack J. Porter

Diplomatic Theory of International Relations, Paul Sharp
Reviewed by Richard J. Harknett

Americans, Congress, and Democratic Responsiveness: Public Evaluations of Congress and Electoral Consequences, David R. Jones and Monika L. McDermott
Reviewed by Justin Buchler

Republican Ascendancy in Southern U.S. House Elections, Seth McKee
Reviewed by David M. Brodsky

The Message Matters: The Economy and Presidential Campaigns, Lynn Vavreck
Reviewed by Jonathan Nagler

Blueprint for Disaster: The Unraveling of Chicago Public Housing, D. Bradford Hunt
Reviewed by Robert Chaskin

Blurring the Color Line: The New Chance for a More Integrated America, Richard Alba
Reviewed by Kevin Boyle

Campaign Crises: Detours on the Road to Congress, R. Sam Garrett
Reviewed by James M. Glaser

Direct Democracy and the Courts, Kenneth P. Miller
Reviewed by Joshua J. Dyck

Outside the Law: Emergency and Executive Power, Clement Fatovic
Reviewed by Matthew A. Pauley

Remaking the Presidency: Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson, 1901–1916, Peri E. Arnold
Reviewed by Steven Doherty

The Motherless State: Women's Political Leadership and American Democracy, Eileen McDonagh
Reviewed by Sarah Elise Willarty

The Great American Mission: Modernization and the Construction of an American World Order, David Ekbladh
Reviewed by Travis Nelson

Why David Sometimes Wins: Leadership, Organization, and Strategy in the California Farm Worker Movement, Marshall Ganz
Reviewed by Tracy Roof

Oil, Dollars, Debt, and Crises: The Global Curse of Black Gold, Mahmoud A. El-Gamal and Amy Myers Jaffe
Reviewed by Jeff D. Colgan

Securing the Peace: The Durable Settlement of Civil Wars, Monica Duffy Toft
Reviewed by Richard Frank

The Israeli Peace Movement: A Shattered Dream, Tamar S. Hermann
Reviewed by Mira Sucharov

The Power Curse: Influence and Illusion in World Politics, Giulo M. Gallarotti
Reviewed by Jacob Wobig

Whose Ideas Matter? Agency and Power in Asian Regionalism, Amitav Acharya
Reviewed by Gaspare M. Genna

Why NATO Endures, Wallace Thies
Reviewed by Paul K. MacDonald