Foreign Fighters–Recent Trends
Abstract Beginning with a historical perspective on foreign fighters, this article then seeks to clarify ambiguities and biases that...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Foreign Fighters–Recent Trends
A nation must think before it acts.
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Editor’s Corner Spring 2011
In Memoriam. Harvey Sicherman, Harvey Sicherman, president of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) passed away on Christmas day....
Japan’s Search for the ‘Sweet Spot’: International Cooperation and Regional Security in Northeast Asia
Abstract To analyze how Japan’s competing objectives and specific policies have been evolving and how they trade off in...
The Many Faces of Mexico
Abstract This article will reexamine basic assumptions about the geopolitics and character of the United States-Mexico border, take a...
Brazil and United States: Fading Interdependence
Abstract While Brazil has increased its interdependence within the global system, the “geometry” of this interdependence has changed; that...
Israeli-Turkish Tensions and their International Ramifications
Abstract The deterioration of relations between Israel and Turkey, culminating in the “Gaza flotilla” affair of June 2010, are...
Leveraging Strength: The Pillars of American Grand Strategy in World War II
Abstract This article argues that U.S. leaders navigated their way through World War II challenges in several important ways....
Editor’s Corner Winter 2011
In These Pages This issue of Orbis features an array of articles covering a variety of topics. Our first...
China, the German Analogy, and the New AirSea Operational Concept
Abstract This article examines the assumptions that lead China alarmists to dismiss America’s ability to impose a distant blockade...
Power and Paradox: Asian Geopolitics and Sino-American Relations in the 21st Century
Abstract The pattern of Asian geopolitics can be examined by employing three analytical perspectives. The first employs East Asia...