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Zbigniew Brzezinski Camp David Summit
Media

Zbigniew Brzezinski: Foreign policy prophet or blind man?

Ed Luce's ‘cradle to grave’ bio of President Carter’s grand strategist plumbs his hits and misses on Afghanistan and Russia and their impacts today

The 8 best foreign policy books of 2025
Media

The 8 best foreign policy books of 2025

Must-read books about military corruption, foreign influence, Israel-Palestine, and more

Unlike Cheney, at least McNamara tried to atone for his crimes
Washington Politics

Unlike Cheney, at least McNamara tried to atone for his crimes

A new book looks into the psychology of the Vietnam war era defense secretary and finds a ghost

US Navy
Global Crises

'First Among Equals': The case for a new realist internationalism

Emma Ashford's new book challenges America’s global overreach and offers an alternative for a new multipolar world

Latin America's hidden role in shaping US foreign policy
Latin America

Latin America's hidden role in shaping US foreign policy

Historian Greg Grandin's new book shows how the Western Hemisphere, not Europe, can explain America’s role in the world

Alexander Vindman's new book is a folly: of history, and the truth
Europe

Alexander Vindman's new book is a folly: of history, and the truth

Former Trump impeachment figure clings to false narratives and warped understanding of realism to exonerate the usual suspects for failing Ukraine