November 22, 2011
Defense and SecurityTexas Governor Rick Perry makes a point during the South Carolina Republican party presidential debate on November 12, 2011. (Chris Keane/courtesy Reuters) The GOP presidential candidates meet tonig…
November 10, 2019
United StatesThe U.S. Marine Corps turns 244 years-old today. On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to create a Marine force composed of two battalions. Since then, the Marines have …
October 10, 2019
ChinaThe facts are not in dispute. On October 6, Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey tweeted: “Fight for Freedom: Stand with Hong Kong,” igniting a political firestorm in Beijing. Other Rockets he…
July 23, 2014
Sub-Saharan AfricaWith its violence, its ritualized executions, its mixture of the utterly archaic with AK-47s and YouTube videos, its behavior modeling based on a nineteenth century interpretation of an obscure medie…
July 1, 2019
JapanWhile many focus on the drama of President Donald J. Trump’s meeting with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un, a far more worrisome transformation in Northeast Asian geopolitics is underway. Washington…
May 28, 2015
Elections and VotingCan the second be first? Rick Santorum certainly hopes so. In 2012, the former Pennsylvania senator finished second to the eventual GOP nominee Mitt Romney. Now Santorum hopes to improve on that surp…
April 16, 2019
EgyptIt’s time to hold Egypt accountable for the U.S. citizens it has unjustly victimized.
March 7, 2019
Nonproliferation, Arms Control, and DisarmamentTechnological innovation and strategic competition appear to be increasing the risk of nuclear war. Mending the fraying international nuclear nonproliferation and arms control regimes should be a top…
June 5, 2007
United StatesWatch William J. Perry, former U.S. secretary of defense, reflect on the challenges he faced in the post-Cold War era as part of the Council's HBO History Makers Series.
June 5, 2007
United StatesThe Home Box Office History Makers Series focuses particular attention on the contributions made by a prominent individual at a critical juncture in international relations. Recent speakers in the se…