To understand why Biden’s strategy failed in Venezuela, it is clarifying to consider his similarly ineffective approach to Iran
Ethan GutmanAugust 20, 2024
Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” thesis was regarded as highly controversial 30 years, yet decades later his claims have been vindicated
Robert NicholsonAugust 12, 2024
Despite JD Vance’s purported isolationism, the truth is that he and Trump both share in a Jacksonian approach to foreign policy
Jeffrey CimminoJuly 29, 2024
Lessons from the British Poet Rudyard Kipling warn of appeasement to aggressors, drawing on the lessons of history
Mike CotéJuly 22, 2024
As competition with China intensifies, the US cannot afford to alienate Japan and India as nations with a strong sense of national identity
Rebeccah HeinrichsJune 21, 2024
How might Cixin Liu’s Three-Body Problem trilogy of novels reveal plans for China’s desired future military expansion – to infinity and beyond?
Steven TuckerJuly 26, 2023
Sci-fi has often enabled writers to fight the wars of tomorrow – today! But what do such stories tell us about potential 21st-century conflicts involving China?
Steven TuckerJuly 25, 2023
Imran Khan’s government is intentionally distancing Pakistan from its traditional allies, Saudi Arabia and the United States, in favor of Turkey and China. But replacing the United States with China is premature.
Alfonse JavedJanuary 7, 2021
Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press argue in “The Myth of the Nuclear Revolution” that the Atomic Age isn’t too different from other ages. Geopolitical rivalries, arms races, military doctrines, stalemates, and much else are still the same.
Robert JoustraSeptember 1, 2020