ABLE ARCHER at 35: Lessons of the 1983 War Scare
In their seminal account of the Cuban Missile Crisis, political scientists Graham Allison and Phillip Zelikow summarize its effects...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
ABLE ARCHER at 35: Lessons of the 1983 War Scare
A nation must think before it acts.
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What the Khashoggi Affair Tells Us about American Journalism, Politics, and Policymaking in the Age of Trump
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on October 2 has tripped off one of...
A New Year and a New Congress: The Post-Election Agenda for Foreign Intelligence Legislation
Come January 2019, there will be a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives that will simultaneously bring Democratic...
Confronting America’s Violent Extremists: A Terrorism Prevention Strategy for the Homeland
Violent extremists in the United States represent one of the most significant threats facing the homeland. This was brought...
What To Do About Lone Wolf Terrorism? Examining Current Trends and Prevention Strategies
Unabomber Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski waged a solitary bombing campaign for almost two decades from a backwoods cabin in Montana,...
Intelligent U.S. Foreign Policy Begins with Seeing Complexity in both Riyadh and Tehran
U.S. decision makers have often had to apply this kind of mental dexterity in crafting foreign policies toward Saudi...
Jordan and Israel: A Wake-up Call along a Quiet Border
On October 21, Jordan’s King Abdallah II announced that he would not renew two annexes to the 1994 peace...
Foreign Policy and the 2018 Midterms
How might international issues play into the coming U.S. midterm elections? The conventional wisdom is that foreign policy rarely...
The Caliph’s Role in the (un)Surprising Resilience of the Islamic State
Since 2016, the Islamic State has lost its caliphate and 98% of its territory, seen its overall operations decline...
The Need for a Grand Plan in Gaza
Over the past few weeks, media attention in Israel was mainly focused on developments on the northern front, such...