German-Style Autonomous Nationalism Comes to the United States
On the Friday following his inauguration, President Joseph Biden ordered Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to conduct a...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
German-Style Autonomous Nationalism Comes to the United States
A nation must think before it acts.
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Taking Flight: China, Japan, and South Korea Get Aircraft Carriers
Many naval theorists have heralded the end of the aircraft-carrier era. They argue that the advent of pervasive sensors...
Understanding the Wave of Normalization in the Middle East
Recent developments in the Middle East signify major, and positive, changes in regional dynamics and balances. Four Arab countries—the...
The Way Forward for the United States in Somalia
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) is on track to withdraw almost all U.S. forces from Somalia by January...
Does Africa Matter to the United States?
Most Americans generally have one of two images of Africa: a primitive home of famine, disease, and civil war,...
Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2021?
The year 2020 was unprecedented in many ways. Just three days into the year, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered...
No Exit: The Illusion of Leaving Afghanistan
For the youngest U.S. soldiers, America is about apple pie, Abe Lincoln, and Afghanistan. They have never known a...
Compromise or Double Down: U.S.-Turkey Relations after CAATSA Sanctions
On December 14, the Trump administration sanctioned Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industry (SSB), along with key individuals involved in...
Measuring Soft Power
“But does it work?” is a simple, seemingly straightforward question that, unfortunately, is not asked (or answered) nearly enough...
The China Challenge after 2020
The most urgent and immediate issues facing President-elect Joseph Biden will be domestic ones. Still, foreign policy will inevitably...