Berlin Wall

American greatness requires great military power

Encouragingly, most Americans understand that 

Out with the old in the Old World: How Trump can usher in Eastern Europe’s moment

“In times of rapid change,” remarked industrialist J. Paul Getty, “experience could be your worst enemy.” For those in Washington, Brussels, and Berlin who are panicking about what a second...

Yasser Arafat’s legacy: The death of Palestinian statehood

In many ways, the failure of the Palestinian cause in the last two decades is a result of the decisions of Arafat during the ten years he presided over the Palestinian Authority.

Let’s use jazz to push back against Russia — it once worked before!

I like to joke that I moved to the United States from my homeland of Serbia because of American “psychological warfare.” But it wasn’t shadowy CIA operations that won my “heart and mind.” It...

The Axis of Tyrannies

It will present an enormous challenge to free nations

The war in Ukraine isn’t just about Ukraine

An open letter to President Biden

Strategy for a New Comprehensive U.S. Policy on Iran

Iranian People’s Demand for Freedom Threatens Regime’s Identity and Survival

Tehran’s security forces have killed at least 76 protesters and wounded hundreds more in some 140 cities across Iran over the past two weeks. The demonstrations, triggered by the arrest and murder of...

U.S. Restraint Has Created an Unstable and Dangerous World

Decades of ignoring the menaces posed by Russia and China has led the West to a precipice.

Putin supports NATO

He’s revitalizing a beneficial international community

Accommodating Iran Will Be No More Successful Than Accommodating Russia

Putin’s horrifying war in Ukraine shows the likely results of the West continuing to ignore Iran’s nuclear quest

Beijing’s American Hustle

How Chinese Grand Strategy Exploits U.S. Power

Preserving America’s Military Posture in Germany

“Endless Wars” and the Danger of Ignoring History

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Germany’s Battle Against the Delegitimization of Israel

Communist China’s imperialist dreams

The Belt and Road Initiative is about more than infrastructure

Getting Back to Basics

Since the end of the Cold War — and, most dramatically, in the Bush and Obama years — American strategy in the Middle East has shifted from one anchored in the state system to one focused on non-s...