Blog Posts

Romney, Kerry Miss the Point on Threats: Size Matters

Justin Logan | May 25, 2012

535 Secretaries of State

Ted Galen Carpenter | May 23, 2012
Congress running foreign policy. The president usurping war powers. This is not what the Founding Fathers intended.

Why Americans Are Less Hawkish than Their Leaders

Benjamin H. Friedman | May 15, 2012
The origins and consequences of the public-elite opinion gap on foreign policy.

Japan Still Sleeps

Justin Logan | May 09, 2012
Ambitious projections that Tokyo will provide for more of its own security are overly hasty—and perhaps wishful thinking.

What’s Wrong with a Little Uncertainty?

John Schuessler | Apr 27, 2012

Great Gaming Russia in Central Asia

Malou Innocent | Apr 25, 2012
Washington wants to promote regional stability for the sake of Afghanistan. To do so, it must deal with Moscow.

Accepting a Legitimate Islamism

The Editors | Apr 24, 2012

A Crude Caricature of Mearsheimer

The Editors | Apr 16, 2012

No New Libyas

The Editors | Mar 26, 2012

On Foreign Policy, Ask the Audience

Christopher A. Preble | Mar 26, 2012
Americans want a "protect America first" policy, not a "send Americans first" one.

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May 26, 2012