Picture yourself on a battlefield. It’s cold, the snow covers the ground, yet the sun shines brightly overhead. You gaze over the landscape and at your fellow soldiers. The prospects for the future seem grim. …
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Fatalistic pessimism about the state of the world has become widespread, perhaps with good reason. But prolonged hopelessness, however justified, limits policymakers and commentators and should be avoided where possible. Yet we must ensure optimism …
Zbigniew Brzezinski was a lifelong Cold War hawk who was deeply suspicious of the Soviet Union. The invasion of Poland by Russian and German troops in 1939 left a lasting impression on the young immigrant, …
If we want to avoid mistakes in strategic policy, we need to understand how others see the world. We need strategic empathy—the ability to step into the minds of other actors and grasp their motivations, …
Washington must regain its strategic focus. The Trump administration’s penchant for disruptive policymaking conveys ad hockery rather than deliberate strategy. Worse, strategic incoherence risks crippling the US’s ability to meet the twin geopolitical imperatives posed …