What’s in Biden’s National Security Strategy? Stacie Goddard - October 13, 2022 The NSS conveys the president’s vision – and the country’s ‘grand strategy.’
Kazakhstan’s leaders promised middle-class comfort. Then they raised prices. Edward Schatz - January 7, 2022 Protesters aren’t benefiting from Kazakhstan’s oil economy.
Scholar Robert L. Jervis passed away this month. He pushed policymakers to see the world’s complexity. Stacie Goddard, Keren Yarhi-Milo, and Jack Snyder - December 14, 2021 Jervis had a boundless curiosity about both theory and policy in international relations.
What’s the big ruckus over the new defense partnership with the U.K. and Australia? Sophie Meunier - September 17, 2021 France isn’t happy about being sidelined by the new U.S. alliance for Indo-Pacific security.
20 years later, America’s ‘War on Terror’ language has gone global Somdeep Sen and John Collins - September 9, 2021 Right-wing governments and movements often use these words to justify authoritarian and racist policies.
The Cold War is a poor analogy for today’s U.S.-China tensions Jessica Chen Weiss - July 11, 2021 That view ignores China’s deep challenges — and the strength of U.S. diplomacy
Lt. Col. Vindman’s retirement will hurt military effectiveness. This is why. Carrie Lee - July 9, 2020 The regular politicization of military affairs is highly risky
At the heart of Trump’s Taliban bounty crisis are questions about the President’s Daily Brief Michael Poznansky - July 2, 2020 Presidential decision making relies on good intel
Why isn’t the U.S. ready for a pandemic? For politicians, investing in prevention doesn’t pay off. Neil Malhotra - March 12, 2020 Disaster spending helps get you reelected. Preventing disaster doesn’t.
Why are Republicans using Putin’s talking points? This study helps explain. Olga Kamenchuk and Henry E. Hale - February 3, 2020 Increasingly, Republican voters think Vladimir Putin is a good leader. But Russians don’t feel the same way about President Trump.
What Lt. Col. Vindman’s critics get wrong about Jews who fled the Soviet Union Yelena Biberman and Matthew Simkowitz - November 19, 2019 To criticize his impeachment testimony, Republicans suggest there was a country called Ukraine in the 1970s.
Republicans say that Trump’s quid pro quos were normal. Here’s why they’re wrong. James Goldgeier and Elizabeth N. Saunders - October 29, 2019 The body of existing testimony shows how Trump has crossed the line
Are cyber-operations a U.S. retaliatory option for the Saudi oil field strikes? Would such action deter Iran? Jacquelyn Schneider - October 1, 2019 This strategic response can have complicated trade-offs
What to expect when you are expecting a Trump ‘transcript’ James Goldgeier - September 25, 2019 The record of Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president won’t tell the whole story. Not even close.
Here’s how airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in Iraq threaten post-ISIS stability Renad Mansour - September 8, 2019 What a rift in the understanding between formal and de facto armed groups could mean for Iraq
Can the U.S. fully defeat the Islamic State? Here’s what can help. Frances Brown - May 20, 2019 ‘Civilian stabilization programs’ are a crucial tool.
Trump changed U.S. policy toward Libya. This is why it matters. Mieczysław P. Boduszyński and Christopher K. Lamont - May 2, 2019 The Trump administration’s about-face on Libya leaves few options in the face of a dramatic escalation of violence.
Britain’s defense secretary was just fired over Huawei. Here’s what’s going on. Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - May 1, 2019 Security fights over 5G phone networks are tearing U.S. allies apart
The Huawei arrest made the stock market tank. Trump may not even have known about it. Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman - December 7, 2018 The arrest and possible extradition to the United States of
Here’s why the U.S. kept on supporting opposition local councils in Syria Frances Brown - December 4, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80976" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Syrian opposition fighter stands at
When President Trump heads to Europe, discussion turns to burden-sharing. James Goldgeier - November 14, 2018 Editor's note: On Tuesday, Trump tweeted that French President Emmanuel
What’s most shocking about the ‘resistance’ op-ed? How personal the attacks are. Andrew Rudalevige - September 8, 2018 It turns out that studying the workings of the presidency
The Singapore summit’s three big takeaways Mira Rapp-Hooper - June 12, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74419" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump and North Korean leader
Trump just canceled a high-stakes summit. In 1972, Nixon almost did the same. Eric Grynaviski - May 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73886" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Richard Nixon, center left, is
Trump meets Qatar’s emir today. But efforts to resolve the Persian Gulf dispute have already stalled. Coates Ulrichsen - April 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72019" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stands with
Why Trump administration officials try so hard to flatter him Xavier Marquez - January 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_67930" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump is accompanied by Vice
These are the three reasons fascism spread in 1930s America — and might spread again today Seva Gunitsky - August 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62324" align="aligncenter" width="960"] White nationalists clash with counterprotesters at
Trump and Putin meet tomorrow. Here are 6 things to watch. Elizabeth N. Saunders and Joshua Tucker - July 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60694" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A T-shirt featuring President Trump and Russian
Those empty desks at U.S. embassies and the State Department? They’re a big problem. Joshua Tucker - June 12, 2017 Signs direct new State Department appointees through the onboarding process
Did pictures in the news media just change U.S. policy in Syria? Babak Bahador - April 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56652" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Residents of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, hold
Trump had his first big foreign policy challenge. So what did we learn? Elizabeth N. Saunders - April 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56595" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump receives a briefing on
Trump’s new national security adviser disagrees a lot with … Trump Sean Braniff - February 22, 2017 After his national security adviser was forced to resign and
What 4 types of American nationalism can tell us about Trump voters Paul DiMaggio and Bart Bonikowski - February 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53637" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman gives a thumbs-up to
Many Americans support Trump’s immigration order. Many Americans backed Japanese internment camps, too. Steven White - February 2, 2017 [caption id="attachment_53485" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People gathered in downtown Dallas on
Steve Bannon is on the National Security Council. That sends a big signal. Elizabeth N. Saunders - February 1, 2017 On Saturday, the White House issued National Security Presidential Memorandum
How much coverage did CNN actually devote to Clinton’s emails? Here’s the data. Kalev Leetaru - February 1, 2017 In a world upended by online news and social media,
Yes, NATO is sharing the defense burden. Here’s what we found. Jordan Becker and Edmund Malesky - December 9, 2016 Since the United Kingdom's “Brexit” referendum in June, European leaders
Why the United States hasn’t intervened in Syria Steven Heydemann - March 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37157" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Secretary of State John Kerry looks
Every new U.S. president faces a surprise international crisis. So in the primaries, should foreign policy experience matter? Tony Lucadamo - November 17, 2015 Every president in U.S. history possessed some form of government
Could a U.N.-brokered pact save Libya? Ben Fishman - January 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_20374" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A member of the Libyan pro-government
Executive directives — and misdirection Andrew Rudalevige - August 5, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14054" align="alignleft" width="300"] Does an executive order by any
What do policymakers want from academic experts on nuclear proliferation? Peter Feaver - July 8, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12700" align="aligncenter" width="1813"] The famous State Room scene from
What new academic research can teach us about nuclear weapons Francis Gavin - July 8, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12690" align="aligncenter" width="990"] A man looks over the expanse
Signing statements and Sgt. Bergdahl Andrew Rudalevige - June 3, 2014 [caption id="attachment_11341" align="alignleft" width="300" special=""] President Obama and Sgt. Bowe
A hotline to cool Asian crises Robert Pape - April 29, 2014 [caption id="attachment_9920" align="aligncenter" width="300" special=""] Still from "Dr. Strangelove"[/caption] The
Moral Hazard in Authoritarian Repression and the Fate of Dictators Joshua Tucker - January 4, 2012 As part of our continuing relationship with section newsletters of