Great Powers Commentary

Accommodate Beijing?

A recent book has the right idea, but leaves policymakers to fill in the blanks.

Behind Sino-Japanese Tensions

The island disputes are rooted in old wounds, not in rocks and resources.

China Feeling Its Oats

Those who seek to get off the collision course have their work cut out for them.

Rebalancing Georgian Foreign Policy

Georgia's new prime minister might seek an opening with Russia, but he will only go so far.

Rethinking World Leadership

U.S. leaders should remember not to go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

Beyond Allies and Adversaries

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

For the Sake of Conquest

The United States awakens foreign anger not because of who we are at home but because of what we do abroad.

Russia: Friend or Foe?

Romney and Obama take very different approaches to Washington's relationship with Moscow.

Rancid Foreign-Policy Puddings

Obama's policy decisions lack aim, strategy and theme. Churchill would not have approved.

Lessons from the Cuban Missile Crisis

Three key questions to frame any discussion of one of history's most frightening military confrontations. 

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June 20, 2013