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When Kerry Stormed D.C.

Marvin Kalb | Mar 1, 2013

John Kerry was just five years out of Yale when he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and became an instant celebrity.

Netanyahu's Game and the Two Gulfs

Paul R. Pillar | Nov 11, 2012

Netanyahu may have attempted to provoke a war between Iran and the United States in 2010.

Beyond Allies and Adversaries

Ted Galen Carpenter | Nov 1, 2012

U.S. leaders need to abandon their binary mentality and recognize that Washington will not always get its way.

American Interest, American Blood

Robert W. Merry

The price America pays in blood for its overseas initiatives rarely gets mentioned in political debates surrounding such policies, but it deserves more attention.

Asia's New Age of Instability

Michael Wesley

Asia’s four pillars of stability, bulwarks of a highly successful regional system crafted and fostered by America, are all crumbling. The region’s future will be shaped and defined by the struggle to replace those pillars.

Battle for the High Seas

Nikolas K. Gvosdev

Launching land wars to seize resources and territory has gone out of style. Extending that principle to the sea is the next challenge.

The Selfish Society and National Power

Paul R. Pillar

How Kennedy's "do for your country" message got lost and what its absence means for America's future.

Cooler Heads in the South China Sea

Amitai Etzioni

Washington should focus on calming everyone down, not containing China.

The Coming Asian Rebalancing

Jonathan Levine

An unlikely coalition is forming in response to China's bellicosity.

Escalating Tensions in the South China Sea

Michael Wesley

This troubled region will be the greatest test of American strategic thinking and resolve.

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