History records only one peaceful transition of hegemonic power: the passage from British to American dominance of the international order. What made that transition uniquely cooperative and nonviolen
"The rules-based international order is being challenged... not by the usual suspects, but by its main architect and guarantor, the US." —European Council President Donald Tusk, 8 June
In thinking about American power, says Kori Schake, the first concern is its relevance: Who cares? Does it really matter whether the United States is an empire or a colossus or merely the strongest
A diverse group of contributors offer different perspectives on whether or not the different experiences of our military and the broader society amounts to a gap”and if the American public is losing c
Imagining a State Department as effective as the US militaryConventional wisdom in Washington in recent years has maintained that the US State Department is dramatically undernourished for the work re
Terrorism cannot be treated as a monolithic threat. Moreover, as much as we may wish to focus on the terror tactics and terrorist means, we cannot overlook the ends. In fact, good policy can only be c
