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Orbis®, the Foreign Policy Research Institute‘s quarterly journal of world affairs, was founded in 1957 as a forum for policymakers, scholars, and the informed public who sought an engaging, thought-provoking debate beyond the predictable, conventional journals of that time. Nearly half a century later, Orbis continues to offer informative, insightful, and lively discourse on the full range of topics relating to American foreign policy and national security, as well as in-depth analysis on important international developments.
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Current Issue: Fall 2024
In this Issue:
Guest Editor’s Corner – Janine Davidson
Questions of Grand Strategy
What Should Be America’s Role In the World? – Robert D. Kaplan
America Needs a Grand Strategy – Andrew A. Michta
Revisiting Grand Strategy at the Inflection Point – Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Contours of a National Security Policy Moving Forward – Derek S. Reveron
Deploying the Tools
Managing Vital US National Interests: Improving the Security Policy-making Process – John A. Mauk
The Security Cooperation Toolkit and the Future of Great Power Competition – Michael Wise
Cyberspace: Great Power Competition in a Fragmenting Domain – Thomas F. Lynch, III
The Cost of Inconsistency: Problems with Washington’s Ideological Foreign Policy – Taehwa Hong
Regional Challenges
Roadblocks to Peace in Russia’s War in Ukraine – Anna Batta
Pakistan-US Friendship: An Enduring Geopolitical Relationship – Julian Spencer-Churchill
In Review
Eizenstat Explores the Art of Diplomacy – Mary Thompson
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