The Strategic Balance in the Middle East: an Israeli Perspective
This essay is based on a talk to the FPRI Sponsors Forum on January 29, 2004. The Forum is...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Strategic Balance in the Middle East: an Israeli Perspective
A nation must think before it acts.
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Heartland Geopolitics and the Case of Uzbekistan
One hundred years ago tonight, Sir Halford John Mackinder presented his paper, “The Geographical Pivot of History” (published in...
Iraq: We Have Seen This Movie Before
Identify the following country: a mid-sized non-European country with a history going back to Biblical events. An ancient trading...
The Ecstasy and the Agony of Our Romance With Flight: A Meditation on the Centennial of the Wright Brothers’ Triumph
I: The Hunger I believe it was 1979. While researching the history of space technology at the NASA headquarters...
Global Expeditionary Warfare
There are two certainties at this time of writing: (1) our armed forces will maintain a significant presence in...
Asia’s Shifting Strategic Landscape: Long-Term Trends and the Impact of 9/11
Earlier this year, FPRI convened a conference to assess Asia’s shifting strategic landscape. Participants addressed long-term trends that have...
The Structure of the Second Nuclear Age
The term “second nuclear age” is rarely used with precision or consistency. Sometimes it is intended to emphasize the...
September 11, 2003: Why America Is Still Asleep
Gerald Posner’s recent book Why America Slept: The Failure to Prevent 9/11 has been widely hailed as an insightful analysis of...
The Blackout and the Question of Homeland Security
On August 14, 2003, at just after 4:00 p.m., the power went off for over 50 million U.S. and...
Lessons of the Forgotten War
Before turning to observations about the Korean conflict on the fiftieth anniversary of its Armistice, I should like to...