U.S. Foreign Policy
America’s Trillion-Dollar Failure
The Pentagon is broken, but Congress can fix it.
The Lost Art of Coercion
Why Trump’s belligerence is a sign of weakness.
The World Is Giving Up on America
This time anti-Americanism is different.
America and Iran’s Strange Moment of Opportunity
How a deadlocked conflict can pave the way for peace.
The Unipolar Moment
The immediate post-Cold War world is not multipolar. The center of world power is the unchallenged superpower, the United States, attended by its Western allies.
How to Win the Defense Innovation Contest
America and its allies must pool their efforts.
Trump Is Remaking Latin America
The short-term results and the long-term risks of the “Donroe Doctrine.”
Iran Is Losing Iraq
Baghdad goes its own way.
The Transatlantic Alliance Can’t Survive Without Trust
Washington dismisses NATO’s value at its own peril.
Foreign Policy and the American Character
Foreign policy is the face a nation wears to the world. The minimal motive is the same for all states_the protection of national integrity and interest. But the manner in which a state practices foreign policy is greatly affected by national peculiarities.