Aram Bakshian Jr.

Biography

Aram Bakshian Jr., a contributing editor at The National Interest, served as an aide to presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan and writes frequently on politics, history and the humanities.

Trump's Opponents Should Hope He Sticks Around

Democrats struggling to draw Watergate comparisons should look further back in history.

The Iron Lady's Centurions

There are memoirs that pose as histories and histories that pose as memoirs. Peter Stothard’s imaginative The Senecans is a bit of both and a little of neither.

The Media’s War against Michael Flynn

A concerted campaign appears to be taking place to tar Flynn as a cat’s-paw of Moscow.

Trump Takes the Oath, the Left Goes to War

On inauguration weekend, conservative tolerance beat liberal bullying.

The Real Thousand-Year Reich

After a long period of historical neglect, the Holy Roman Empire has finally found a modern chronicler to bring it back to life for contemporary readers.

Brexit: Bad for Europe, Good for Britain

The British deserve our respect.

The Haphazard Invention of Romania

Robert Kaplan describes a country uniquely defined by its troubles.

Kim Philby: The Spy Who Loved Himself

As Ben Macintyre’s biography of Kim Philby demonstrates, it was the very strength of the British ruling class that left it prone to betrayal from within once old certainties and loyalties began to falter.

Richard Nixon: Hated for Being Right

Despite what some call a "failed" presidency, President Nixon's legacy shows many long-lasting accomplishments.

Mitterrand: France's Citizen King

The slippery, survivable French president once described as a combination of "Machiavelli, Don Corleone, Casanova and the Little Prince."

Aram Bakshian Jr.

Recent Posts

Trump's Opponents Should Hope He Sticks Around

The Iron Lady's Centurions

The Media’s War against Michael Flynn

Trump Takes the Oath, the Left Goes to War

The Real Thousand-Year Reich

Brexit: Bad for Europe, Good for Britain

The Haphazard Invention of Romania

Kim Philby: The Spy Who Loved Himself

Richard Nixon: Hated for Being Right

Mitterrand: France's Citizen King

Battle of Tsushima: When Japan and Russia's Most Fearsome Battleships Squared Off

The U.S. Military Might Have Come Up with the Ultimate Weapon: B-52’s Armed with Lasers

Why the Seawolf Is America's Most Secret of All Stealth Submarines

Is Trump Pushing Merkel to Create A German Superpower?

Iran's Missile Defenses

Slashing Command

Bolton's Beijing High Five for Clinton

Father Knows Best . . . ?

Prelude: What to Expect in This Space

The Wildest Dream: Bombing Iran

Heavyweight Huddle on Iraq