In a Christmas gift on Dec. 25, 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. The “evil empire,” as Ronald Reagan rightly called it, was erased from…
The war in Iraq was a strategic miscalculation and the single greatest blow to American power and prestige since Vietnam. I supported the…
The Harvard Negotiation Project annually presents a “Great Negotiator Award’’ to an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary…
While Americans have been welcoming the “end” of the war in Iraq over the past few days, a political crisis of serious proportions has been…
Asia’s return to the center of world affairs is the great power shift of the 21st century. In 1750, Asia had roughly three-fifths of the…
The true victors of the Cold War were visionaries like Vaclav Havel, Lech Walesa, and Yeltsin as well as the peoples of Eastern Europe. But…
This month, after nearly nine years, the American war in Iraq is finally drawing to a close. At its peak, 170,000 Americans were stationed…
There is a lot of enthusiasm for the GOP presidential debate tonight. It’s on CNN at 8pm. The topic: National security and foreign policy…
The First World War, the “Great War’’ that ended 93 years ago today, saw the United States emerge as a global power. But the war’s most…
Over the last two centuries, prominent Americans have described the United States as an "empire of liberty," a "shining city on a hill,"…