Over the last two centuries, prominent Americans have described the United States as an "empire of liberty," a "shining city on a hill,"…
Ten years into the war on terror, the U.S. has largely succeeded in its attempts to destabilize Al Qaeda and eliminate its leaders. But the…
In 1941, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor ended American isolationism and brought our country into a global war that resulted in a…
Was 9/11 a turning point in world history? It is too soon to tell. After all, the lessons of World War I looked very different in 1939 than…
As of December 2010, 1.25 million service men and women had returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Many have been wounded or injured in…
Nuclear terrorism is a real and urgent threat. Given the potentially catastrophic consequences, even a small probability of terrorists…
Three months after the start of the extraordinarily moving Arab people’s protests that have swept through North Africa and the Middle East…
It is currently fashionable to predict a decline in the United States' power. But the United States is not in absolute decline, and in…
The economic, political, and military rise of India is reshaping world politics and promises to make India both a true global power and one…
Jeff Goldberg's insightful Atlantic article on Iran's menacing nuclear program identifies a central foreign policy dilemma for President…