December 2, 2010
Defense and SecurityThe Monroe Doctrine was first announced on this day in 1823. While most Americans have heard of this most famous of foreign policy doctrines, few know that it was born as a bluff based on shrewd dip…
December 6, 2010
United StatesLast week marked the anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. Today marks the anniversary of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. Although presented at the time as an extension of what Monroe…
February 27, 2018
VenezuelaVenezuela’s refugee crisis is metastasizing. According to the United Nations, 5,000 Venezuelans have fled to Curacao, 20,000 to Aruba, 30,000 to Brazil, 40,000 to Trinidad and Tobago, and more than 6…
January 26, 2018
United StatesPresident Donald Trump is set to deliver his first official State of the Union address Tuesday night at 9 p.m. The White House has not revealed the details of the speech yet, but it will likely hit m…
September 18, 2017
United StatesThe United States Air Force (USAF) turns 70 years-old today. On September 18, 1947, Chief Justice Fred Vinson swore in Stuart Symington as the first secretary of the air force, officially founding a …
February 20, 2017
Elections and VotingToday is Presidents’ Day. It is a TWE tradition to recognize the forty-four men—and they have all been men—who have been president on Presidents’ Day with the following essay. If you are lucky enough…
January 25, 2017
ChinaWe know very little about who will run Western Hemisphere affairs under the Trump administration. So far, the only named appointees are Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and National Security Co…
July 26, 2016
Israeli-Palestinian ConflictThe unseriousness of the PLO’s desire for peace with Israel was demonstrated in a comic manner this week. Here’s the news item from the AP: The Palestinian president says he will sue Great Br…
February 27, 2018
United StatesSpeakers discuss the founding of the United States, the priorities and goals debated during the framing of the U.S. Constitution, and what eighteenth century politics can teach us about modern U.S. f…
April 1, 2009
Political History and TheoryTeaching Notes on Friendly Fire: Losing Friends and Making Enemies in the Anti-American Century by CFR Senior Fellow Julia E. Sweig.
