Over the centuries, the causes and justifications for war have evolved. But we remain caught in a Westphalian mindset, even though the nature of today’s substate threats demands an altogether-different mentality and a new breed of soldier—or at le
Americans think Russia is headed in the wrong direction, but perhaps they should hold the mirror up to themselves when assigning blame for the new chill in U.S.-Russia relations.
Without quick mediation, the politicization of religion could lead to conflict.
American religiosity and European secularity spring from the same source.
Congress has made a start. But the priority of the new Director of National Intelligence must be better HUMINT.
If you want to improve America's intelligence, don't read the 9/11 report. Read Buchan's Greenmantle or Kipling's Kim. We need agents of daring and skill, not better bureaucrats.
Despot Watch turns the spotlight on Islam Karimov, America's newest Central Asian ally.
If gardeners and housemaids can cross our porous borders, so can Al-Qaeda operatives.
Sixty years after Kennan, Russia still baffles. But Putin's managed pluralism has deep roots in Russian opinion.
A pragmatist seeking integration with the West.