JUL 23, 2018 • Article
Is a Democratic "Blue Wave" Really Coming?
Grass-roots frustration within the Democratic Party could lead to the Left's own version of a Trump phenomenon, writes Nikolas Gvosdev in "The National Interest." What ...
JUL 19, 2018 • Article
The Montenegro Test
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, President Donald Trump seemed to agree with his host's assessment that it would not be worth American blood or ...
JUL 11, 2018 • Article
Politics and Cartography: The Power of Deception through Distortion
"Cartography is a powerful instrument of national policy, one that governments can use to influence peoples' beliefs and affect international affairs. With the simple stroke ...
JUL 11, 2018 • Article
Stamford Grapples with American Engagement
At the World Affairs Forum in Stamford on July 10, participants discussed the topic of American engagement in global affairs. Can the United States still advance ...
JUL 6, 2018 • Article
Trump the Disrupter
Lawrence Freedman has authored a fascinating essay, "Authentic Trump versus the Trump Administration: Donald Trump as Foreign Policy Disrupter." It raises questions that have been ...
JUN 22, 2018 • Article
A "Values-Free" Trans-Atlantic Relationship?
Can an enduring and effective trans-Atlantic relationship be constructed and maintained without reference to commonly-shared values, in other words, can there be a "values-free" partnership?
JUN 20, 2018 • Article
The Zero Tolerance Migration Policy: Two Moral Objections
"The ends do not always justify the means, especially when children are involved." It's important to lay out all the ways Trump's policy of separating ...
JUN 18, 2018 • Article
“In Defense of the Trump-Kim Summit”: A Rebuttal
"While the meeting brought the hermetic North Korean regime out of isolation and into the world, the first face-to-face meeting with a sitting U.S. ...