Asia-Pacific
America's modern addiction to the big stick
The history of US interventions shows that Washington's 'first use' policy of military force is a relatively recent phenomenon.
June 21, 2022
colin powell
Middle East
Reflecting on the 'Powell Doctrine' and why we should revive it
The former secretary of state ignored his instincts and helped set off one of the worst foreign policy blunders in history.
March 19, 2022
Military Industrial Complex
Powell spent career trying to avoid another Vietnam, but in one speech made a new one
That the central undertaking of his professional life had ended in abject failure could hardly have escaped his attention.
October 21, 2021
Middle East
Remembering Powell's revealing exchange with Madeleine Albright
The 'reluctant warrior' said he thought he would 'have an aneurysm' after her full-throated plea for military action in Bosnia.
October 18, 2021
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