December 18, 2006

This issue featured a memorial to former UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, with tributes from Claudia Anderson and Norman Podhoretz following her death in 2006. The cover story examined the growing role of private military contractors, particularly Blackwater USA, in modern warfare and American foreign policy. The issue reflected on both the loss of a prominent Cold War-era conservative figure and the evolving nature of military operations in the post-9/11 era.