The American Tradition of Statecraft is a Cliché

Military primacy, not peace, is Biden’s main goal.

The President and the Blob

The barrage of attacks that followed Trump’s decision to reduce the U.S. military presence in Syria obscures the decades-long bankruptcy of the U.S. foreign policy establishment.

Schlesinger and the Decline of Liberalism

Schlesinger’s America has vanished, as has his unique brand of liberalism.

Matters of Choice

Scholar and retired Army officer Andrew Bacevich on the U.S. war for the Greater Middle East

Something from Nothing — Forum Response

Americans misperceive the world and their role in determining its evolution.

Fault Lines

Inside Rumsfeld’s Pentagon.

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