America Is Wide Open for Foreign Influence
Ever since the Treaty of Westphalia, the idea of territorial sovereignty has been central to how most of us think about international politics and foreign policy.
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Does the US need NATO?
NATO is facing one of its most difficult crises in seven decades. It is not a crisis of military strength or readiness.
NATO’s Biggest Problem is President Trump
As NATO marks its 70th anniversary this week, this unique, often unwieldy, 29-member alliance is confronting one of the most difficult sets of challenges in its history.
5 Very Important Things About the World Nobody Knows
spent much of last week in Toronto at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association.
The Iran Nuclear Archive: Impressions and Implications
In mid-January, a team of scholars from the Belfer Center’s Intelligence and Managing the Atom Projects traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel to examine samples of, and receive briefings on, an archive of docu
Soft Power and the Public Diplomacy Revisited
Soft power is the ability to affect others to obtain the outcomes one wants through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion or payment.
The Iran Nuclear Archive: Impressions and Implications
The Historic Alliance between the United States and Europe
Maintaining U.S. leadership in the NATO Alliance and sustaining the critical relationship between the U.S.
Xi and Trump Miss Their Chance
A successful US-Japan agreement on structural reforms three decades ago could potentially serve as a useful model for the current China-US trade negotiations.
America’s Corruption Is a National Security Threat
If they’ve been paying attention, Americans have received some rude wake-up calls in recent years. What unpleasant news do these messages convey?
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