Letter from the Editor – Issue 7
This Midsummer Edition of The American Review reflects on origins and inspirations, presenting three pieces that consider the influence...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Letter from the Editor – Issue 7
A nation must think before it acts.
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The Influence of Thinkers and Ideas on History: The Case of Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan stands out as one of the foremost thinkers on naval warfare and maritime strategy. Indeed,...
In Memoriam: William H. McNeill
“I was born on 31 October 1917 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. That day happened to be the four...
Politics and the American Soul
A review of Sam Haselby, The Origins of American Religious Nationalism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. x +...
Geopolitics Redux
This essay is drawn from the author’s book, Geopolitics and the Quest for Dominance (Indiana University Press, November 2015)....
Special Relationships: The EU, Brexit, and the Atlantic Community
In any political debate the two most unwelcome participants are: the outsider who parachutes in to announce which decision...
What Jason Frank and Isaac Kramnick Forget About Hamilton
Source: US Treasury In a recent New York Times Op-ed (“What ‘Hamilton’ Forgets About Hamilton,” June 10, 2016) Jason...
Letter from the Editor – Issue 6
As summer descends upon Philadelphia, all of us at FPRI look forward to a season of relaxation, reading, and...
Letter from the Editor – Issue 5
Europe and the United States have spent the last few years deeply immersed in the memory of the First...
Woodrow Wilson’s Diplomacy, the First World War and the Quest for Post-War Peace
Photo from Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Archives This article is based on Granieri’s address to our History Institute for...