A New Middle East?
Israel’s humiliation of Iran may have changed the region.
Brian Stewart
· 6 min read
US Foreign Policy
A collection of 8 posts
Victims of Realism
Alexander Vindman’s bracing new book argues that Ukraine has been made to suffer the consequences of Western naivety and restraint.
Brian Stewart
· 6 min read
The End of NATO, or The Sixth Impossible Thing
The Trump administration has liquidated the postwar international order.
Adam Garfinkle
· 20 min read
From Imperium to Expansionism
Donald Trump is often described as an imperialist and an expansionist and these terms are usually used interchangeably. Neither of these descriptions is meant to be flattering, but the larger problem is that they are imprecise.
Ronald W. Dworkin
· 13 min read
Twilight of the American Century
The people may have spoken, but the options with which they were presented were not befitting of a serious country.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
Over-Learning the Lessons of Iraq
Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve.
Oscar Clarke
· 10 min read
A New Phase in the War
The notion that Ukraine is a hopeless cause has been dramatically refuted by the audacious incursion into the Kursk Oblast.
Brian Stewart
· 7 min read
Why Ukraine Matters
If Putin succeeds in his aggression in Ukraine and the Republican Party follows Trump in his admiration for what he has done, then it will be making a decisive break with fundamental American democratic values.
Francis Fukuyama
· 5 min read