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A Different Election

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In less than a week, the United States will elect a president for the 59th time in its history. This one, as others before it, will be sacred. They represent 59 moments at which the dream of the founders and of the Enlightenment came to be, where the people judged their rulers and decided on […]

What Happened to American Leadership?

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International conferences for people in my profession are generally a thing of the recent past, having been replaced by virtual conferences via platforms like...

Social Media Is Old-Fashioned and Radically Destabilizing

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The New York Times has reported that the Justice Department is about to bring an antitrust suit against Google specifically targeting Google’s power in...

The Stability of Foreign Policy Amid Political Chaos

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In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon stepped into the political and social chaos wrought by the Johnson administration and compounded it substantially. Hence, when...

… If It’s Open

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I returned from a trip to South Korea about three weeks ago. Since then, I went to the bank once and to the supermarket...

In Search of a Solution to Russia’s Strategic Problem

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Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe in history. Though it may not be true...

The Tedium of Passion

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I normally try to forget the books I write, at least for a while. They can be a trap, enclosing you forever. But I...

Conflict in the Caucasus and the New American Strategy

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During the Cold War, the United States opposed the Soviet Union wherever the Soviet Union sought to make inroads. Some interventions were necessary and...

On Presidential Debates

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As I write this, my wife is watching the presidential debate in another room. I am sitting alone and sipping a port because I...

The Fighting in the Caucasus

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Fighting has broken out again over Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave inside Azerbaijan nominally controlled by Azerbaijan but governed by ethnic Armenians. Since the fall of...

Thoughts at 30,000 Feet

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There was a time when a flight to a place far away would thrill me. But that was long ago, and it is no...

Encountering Korea

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Arriving at the international airport at Incheon, now a global transport hub, I received instructions for South Korea’s coronavirus screening procedures. Incheon will always...
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