U.S. Foreign Policy
World to Come: The Return of Trump and the End of the Old Order
If it is to survive, a multipolar world will require more, not less, international cooperation to tackle climate change and prevent another financial crisis or military conflict.
America Can’t Surrender its Voice in the Middle East
The Middle East Broadcasting Networks’ (MBN) journalism counters anti-American narratives in a difficult and strategic region. For twenty years, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. (MBN)—one of four Congressionally authorized platforms...
Toward a Foreign Policy for the Working Class
A foreign policy for the working class is not merely a call to rebuild America’s physical and technological infrastructure but to restore its moral and spiritual foundations. In the third...
PODCAST: Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Shake-Up
President Donald Trump has thrown another curveball into global politics, seemingly reversing course on Ukraine negotiations and threatening new sanctions on Russia in a Truth Social post—just as he hints...
The U.S.-Europe Partnership Can’t Be Replaced
Despite heated rhetoric and shifting priorities, the transatlantic alliance between the United States and Europe remains the foundation of global stability. The economic and military ties between the United States...
How To Take Iran Out Of The Eurasian Entente
The pieces are in place to deal a decisive blow against Iran and, by extension, its Russian and Chinese compatriots. China, Russia, and Iran have congealed into a Eurasian Entente...
America Needs A Special Envoy For The Caspian—Now
A special envoy to the Caspian Sea region would help counter China, Russia, and Iran—and end the impression that Washington treats the region as an afterthought. Robert Kaplan once wrote,...
Remembering Robert W. Tucker
Robert Warren Tucker, the distinguished scholar of American foreign policy and international relations, died of natural causes on February 7, 2025. He was 100 years old. Robert Warren Tucker, the...
The Middle East That President Trump Has Inherited
The Middle East needs U.S. foreign policy to address two key threats: a weakened but unpredictable Iran and the resurgence of Sunni extremism in Syria. As President Trump begins his...
Remaking the World Order: No Small Feat
The United States needs to redefine its role in world affairs, what does that mean and what will it take? The liberal rules-based international order it built and sustained in...
President Trump Holds the Cards to Reshape the World
President Donald Trump is a fortunate man with the resolve to create his own luck. As he reenters the Oval Office, he finds a world in flux, with American adversaries...
Is A “Balance of Power” Strategy Irrelevant?
It is possible—though far from certain—that the coming Trump presidency will herald a broad retreat from most of America’s overseas military commitments and actions. In the past, Trump has expressed...