Wish me luck actually getting it into "the book," as it is known (the major features part).

Since the financial crash, it's been an entirely different world when it comes to making it into any one issue. Since the 75th anniversary issue in the fall of 2008, I've only scored a small piece (Obama's New Map) in connection with the release of Great Powers, and that movie review last summer.

But it was fun to write this mini-behemoth over the past couple of weeks. Makes me realize I will inevitably want to do something book length on international affairs every several years--if only to keep the intellectual muscle tone.

Anyway, it's about time for me to publish something big like this, so rest assured, it will see the light of day somewhere. It's that good.

But no, even if it does get it, it will not be that large. Those days seem gone.