Looking Back a Quarter Century after the USSR’s Collapse
On 7:32pm on December 25, 1991, a red flag with a golden hammer and sickle was lowered for the...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Looking Back a Quarter Century after the USSR’s Collapse
A nation must think before it acts.
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How We Misunderstand the Sources of Religious Violence
In these days and in this country, when most people hear the phrase “sources of religious violence,” they tend...
The Flawed Hope of Sufi Promotion in North Africa
Sufism has been repeatedly invoked in U.S. foreign policy circles as a possible ideological counterbalance to extremist ideologies in...
South Korea’s Lurking Dangers: From Impeachment to Foreign Policy Paralysis
South Korea is marooned in perilous seas with its ship in more danger of careening off course than at...
The South China Sea through the Eyes of China’s Military
America’s prolonged involvement in armed conflict in the Middle East and Afghanistan has obscured an important truth: the most...
Seventy-five Years Ago: Remembering Pearl Harbor and a World at War
The seventy-fifth anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor offers an opportunity to look back on the world-changing events...
Donald Trump’s Excellent Middle East Adventure
Auguste Comte once asserted that intellectual confusion lay at the basis of every historical crisis. Whatever Comte’s own confusions...
Trump and Tsai: A Sign of Things to Come?
On December 2, President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Tsai Ing-wen, President of Taiwan, shattering nearly 40 years of diplomatic...
The U.S.-Russia Relationship: Trump Can’t Fix It, but He Can’t Break It, Either
Over the past several months, much has been made of President-elect Donald Trump’s attitude toward and connections with Russia...
Another Brick in the Wall: Northern Mexico and the Trump Presidency
“Mexico. It’s unbelievable what’s happened,” President-elect Donald Trump said at an August 10 Fort Lauderdale rally, after warning the...