How to Step Back from the Brink with Iran
As the Trump administration accuses Iran of attacking oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, rising tensions create a real danger of stumbling into a catastrophic war neither side wants.
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When Zombie Neoconservatives Attack
This might be disturbing news to some readers, but the New York Times columnist David Brooks is very unhappy with the American people. Why?
Inside the Five-Sided Box: Lessons from a Lifetime of Leadership in the Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the single largest institution in America: the Department of Defense. The D.O.D. employs millions of Americans.
Nobody’s Asking for Trump to Be a Genius
When we teach, write, or think about foreign policy, there’s a tendency to focus our attention on extremes, either on prominent examples of extraordinary success or cases of abject failure.
The 75th Anniversary of D-Day and the Importance of Allies
America and WWII Allies triumphed on D-Day by working together. Trump is the first president in 75 years who doesn't see the value in reliable friends.
You Can’t Defeat Nationalism, So Stop Trying
Way back in 2011, I wrote a column for Foreign Policy on “the most powerful force in the world.” The powerful force I had in mind wasn’t nuclear deterrence, the Internet, God, Lady Gaga, or even the b
From Nuclear Weapons to Cyber Security: Breaking Boundaries
This book examines the role of technology in the core voices for International Relations theory and how this has shaped the contemporary thinking of ‘IR’ across some of the discipline’s major texts.
Be Afraid of the World, Be Very Afraid
Who’s right: Cassandra or Dr. Pangloss?
The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism
The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism systematically integrates the substantial body of scholarship on terrorism and counterterrorism before and after 9/11.
If Nobody Knows Your Iran Policy, Does It Even Exist?
What is the Trump administration’s objective with Iran?
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