Given our current health crisis, the National Interest asked me to write a couple of pieces on the impact of the Spanish Flu on World War I. The first concentrates on the United States: In its first y
Wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good. More from the secret history of the CIA’s Crypto AG operation; the squishes at the NSA were afraid to pull the trigger. A run down of Chines
It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. UN panel determines that Russia deliberated targeted civilians with airstrikes in Syria. Refuge
Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please. The Russians have stepped up their support for Assad in Syria, escorting Syrian troops around Idlib in order to deter Turkish attacks. A rundown on what
Let this serve as an open thread for discussion of the first round of results from Super Tuesday. Here’s the schedule of poll closings for the evening: Virginia: 7 p.m. ET Vermont: 7 p.m. ET Nor
I hate making primary endorsements (vote for who you want, as long as it’s not Tulsi), but I feel compelled to highlight the good work that has been done on foreign policy in Bernie’s camp
Sovereignty is not given, it is taken. Turkey would like to make clear that it is not fucking around in Idlib, and that it finds the Syrian government’s most recent offensives altogether unamusi
It should be needless to add that policy needs to be somewhat flexible and adaptive since war has a way of frustrating political intentions. It is a blunt instrument, and there are many reasons why cu