FPRI Wire

Foreign policy was barely mentioned in the recent Presidential campaign and in the absence of major warfare abroad or immediately perceptible dangers, the American people seem not inclined to think much these days about the broader world. But periods...

Fifty years ago “The Sources of Soviet Conduct” appeared in the pages of Foreign Affairs. The most influential essay in the history of U.S. diplomacy, it promoted what was arguably the most effective American doctrine since Monroe’s: Containment. George...

The success of James Clavell’s Shogun as both novel and miniseries demonstrated the popular appeal of the samurai to modern Americans. A spate of other novels with Japanese warriors or ninjas, plus the popularity of figures like Bruce Lee...

The United States is at a crossroads as it becomes increasingly clear that a proper understanding of society is impossible without an appreciation for the powerful religious dynamic that affects the attitudes and behavior of the populace. A recent...

Now that the (justifiable) hype and ceremony surrounding the fiftieth anniversary of D-Day is done, it’s time for the plaudits and plaints to begin in remembrance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first men on the moon. The “greatest...