https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2012/09/22/between-two-worlds/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:14:39 -0400<![CDATA[We are somewhere between the old bipolar Cold War world, which we generally understood, and to which most of the rest of the world had adjusted, and something else, we know not what. The consequent chaos and uncertainty is remarkable, especially after the long peace and stable international environment that followed the Second World War.  That is the underlying cause of an entire generation of leaders who either are obviously unable to master their challenges, or are applying ideological models from the recent past that are embarrassing anachronisms. Leaders like Putin, or Obama, or Mursi, for example, trot out  various explanations for their behavior, but the explanations don&#8217;t &#8220;fit&#8221; the real conditions they are dealing with.]]>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:21:58 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2012/09/22/between-two-worlds-n187663