September 22, 2010
Wars and ConflictA penetrating look at American wars over the last century.
November 18, 2011
United StatesWhile American national security policy has grown more interventionist since the Cold War, Washington has also hoped to shape the world on the cheap. Misled by the stunning success against Iraq in 19…
June 7, 2012
IranRead an excerpt of Iran: The Nuclear Challenge. As the P5+1 nations (United States, France, Britain, Russia, China, and Germany) and the world continue to grapple with Iran's nuclear program, seve…
October 5, 2012
North KoreaThe world's leading North Korea experts analyze the challenges and prospects the country is facing.
January 2, 2013
Financial MarketsA remarkably deft work of storytelling that reveals how the blueprint for the postwar economic order was actually drawn.
October 15, 2013
PakistanThe story of the tragic and often tormented relationship between the United States and Pakistan, and a call to prepare for the worst, aim for the best, and avoid past mistakes.
November 17, 2008
Middle East and North AfricaRead an excerpt of Restoring the Balance. The next U.S. president will need to pursue a new strategic framework for advancing American interests in the Middle East. The mounting challenges include…
October 1, 2019
Conflict PreventionPaul B. Stares proposes a comprehensive new strategy, "preventive engagement," for how the United States can manage an increasingly turbulent world and reduce the risk of costly military commitments.
June 18, 2013
DemocracyRead an excerpt of Pathways to Freedom. Many developing countries have launched transitions from authoritarianism to democracy over the past twenty-five years. While some have succeeded in buildin…
October 9, 2018
Donald TrumpMax Boot recounts his extraordinary journey from lifelong Republican to vehement Trump opponent. From the isolated position of a man without a party, Boot launches this bold declaration of dissent an…
