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.Monica Duffy ToftJune 21, 2022
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.Tyler KoteskeyMarch 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. Andrew J. BacevichOctober 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.Kelley Beaucar VlahosOctober 18, 2021