Present-day Iran and antebellum America share surprising similarities in their strategic approaches to resisting the influence of the superpowers of their day, Britain for the antebellum US and America for Iran
Eamonn BellinMay 16, 2025
Human rights, properly defined and pragmatically pursued, do not need to be a distraction from great power competition with China and Russia but can instead be a core part of the fight against our repressive adversaries
Corban TeagueApril 3, 2025
The United States never legally recognized the Soviet occupation of the Baltics, and neither should America recognize Russia’s annexation of eastern Ukraine
Michael C. DiCiannaMarch 3, 2025
The intellectual formation of statesmen should focus less on theory and more on practice
Robert NicholsonFebruary 14, 2025
The new term ‘just statecraft’ is complementary to the broader Just War Theory framework by linking it to broader elements of national strategy
Marc LiVeccheFebruary 13, 2025
The pursuit of Augustine’s idea of “tranquillitas ordinis” (tranquility of order) is the ultimate purpose of just war theory and just statecraft
J. Daryl CharlesFebruary 12, 2025
The term “just statecraft” is a novel but needed term that acknowledges the just war framework’s usefulness, not just for foreign policy but all areas of grand strategy
Paul D. MillerFebruary 11, 2025
In the Russo-Ukrainian War, only one side’s actions are labeled as escalatory, and it’s never those of the aggressor.
Mike CotéDecember 4, 2024
America’s positive relationship with the Kingdom of Hawai’i in the face of French and British aggression is instructive for how to approach Asian nations threatened by China today
Anthony PeeblerNovember 19, 2024
