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August 15, 2012

Defense and Security
Paul Ryan Likes Bernard Lewis and Free Trade

CNN’s Jamie Crawford has a nice piece summarizing Paul Ryan’s foreign policy views. Besides offering a sense of some of the countries the GOP vice presidential nominee has visited in recent years, th…

Paul Ryan addresses supporters at a rally in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/courtesy Reuters)

February 6, 2024

Nigeria
Life After Weber

What if the solution to insecurity in Nigeria is beyond the capacity of the state?

A Nigerian police officer is shown holding a rifle while a large police vehicle is shown in the background.

February 10, 2023

China
China’s Recent ADIZ Violations Have Changed the Status Quo in the Taiwan Strait

Chinese military flights near Taiwan have important implications for cross-strait stability.

Four jets flying in formation.

September 8, 2016

Iran
The Danger to Scholars

I’m a proud co-signer of an open letter defending some of America’s most impressive scholars against Middle Eastern dictators who are trying to keep them out and shut them up. The title is "Open lett…

December 13, 2014

Middle East and North Africa
What’s General Sisi So Scared Of?

This morning’s New York Times reveals the paranoia and vulnerability of the current Egyptian regime. Michele Dunne, a former career diplomat who served in Cairo and also at the National Security Cou…

December 27, 2018

United States
Ten American Foreign Policy Influentials Who Died in 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year. 

President George H.W. Bush greets troops in Saudi Arabia during a 1990 Thanksgiving visit.