Cold War
Global Leadership: After the Cold War
The United Nations has stepped forward to meet the challenges of a world simultaneously fragmenting and going global. The world body has led the way in defining human rights, assisting states as they grope toward democracy and the market, calling attention to ignored conflicts, and cooperating with nongovernmental organizations. But it cannot fulfill its destiny unless its members provide it with the funds and resources it needs. A strong and independent secretary-general is the key to the U.N.’s future.
Japan Is Giving the United States a Chance in Asia
But Washington risks missing out.
How Alliances Survive
The case against pessimism and the path to a new allied order.
The Self-Destruction of American Power
American hegemony’s death was self-inflicted, the result of Washington’s bad habits and bad behavior.
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.
The Broken Nuclear Umbrella
What comes after extended deterrence.
The Path to AI Arms Control
America and China must work together to avert catastrophe.