The Era of Urban Warfare is Already Here
Aleppo. Mosul. Sana’a. Mogadishu. Gaza. These war-ravaged cities are but a few examples of a growing trend in...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Era of Urban Warfare is Already Here
A nation must think before it acts.
USA
Xi Jinping’s Second Coronation—and What It (May) Mean for China and the Rest of Us
In the chill of early March, nearly 5,000 of China’s most important people gathered in Beijing for what are...
The Taiwan Travel Act: Only as Important as Trump Makes It
A seemingly innocuous bill—one that allows senior U.S. officials to travel to Taiwan and vice versa—was passed by unanimous...
Bosnia on the Russian Chopping Block: The Potential for Violence and Steps to Prevent It
Russia is actively supporting indigenous political and paramilitary actors seeking to divide Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Kremlin is cooperating...
Abraham Lincoln and American Destiny in a Divided World
All countries have reassuring myths, a deep history of assumptions that help provide identity and meaning. A strong American...
Advances in Medicine During Wars
Besides the well-known technical advances that have occurred during major wars of the past 150 years, each one also...
Washington Must Rethink Policy on North Korea
Nuclear weapons and the means of delivering them are central to Pyongyang’s deterrence strategy, the principal aim of which...
A Guide for the Perplexed: The Israeli National Security Constellation and its Effect on Policymaking
Israel commands inordinate attention—relative to its size—in international media and fora and in the study of international and Middle...
Eisenhower and the Cold War
Successful presidents do not need to come through the political process, but whatever their background, they need to be...
The Trouble with Optimism: Syria in the Rear-View Mirror
It is a touching characteristic of the optimistic liberal soul that it perennially inclines to believe that bad situations...