America, Incorporated: The Era of the Portfolio State
For much of the last century, the American state has intervened directly in the economy only in times of...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
America, Incorporated: The Era of the Portfolio State
A nation must think before it acts.
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Nuclear Weapons In Space: Orbital Bombardment and Strategic Stability
Executive Summary In 2015, a new space race began. Blue Origin, a privately owned company, landed a booster on a launch pad back on earth, after lifting an object 100...
Covert Action: Evaluating the Future Leadership of US Strategic Covert Operations
Two recent essays published by the Center for the Study of Intelligence and Nontraditional Warfare at the Foreign Policy...
Something Old, Something New: Transatlantic Discords in the Second Trump Presidency
Tensions are rising across the Atlantic, and the rhetoric is heating up. For months, Europe has been bracing for...
Space as a Foreign Policy Issue: Views from Orbis Contributors
On November 13, 2024, the Foreign Policy Research Institute will present Jared Isaacman with the 18th Annual Benjamin Franklin...
Energy: Still the Geopolitical Coin of Our Time
“Energy is the new currency,” Derek Pew recently commented to me. The ability to generate large amounts of inexpensive...
In Conversation with Amb. Doug Lute and Col. Jordan Becker | The NATO Burden-sharing Debate
The following conversation was recorded in September 2024 and has been edited for clarity. You can listen to the...
On Influence Operations: Brainpower as a Weapon of Choice
Of Sweet Potatoes and Newsreels During the American Revolution, a British officer was sent from Charleston under flag of...
In Pursuit of the Harris Doctrine
In July, US President Joe Biden announced that he would not stand for a second term and endorsed Vice...
Looking Out Over the Next Four Years
A longer version of this piece, “National Security and the Next Four Years,” will appear in the Fall 2024...