America’s Thucydidean Moment
Thucydides, had he lived today, would scarcely have been surprised by the arrogance of great powers or by the geopolitical disorder that now defines...
The Iranian Crisis as a Geopolitical Phenomenon
Waves of mass protest in Iran tend to erupt when least expected, though this should hardly surprise us. They typically represent the release of...
Venezuela and the Geopolitical Consequences of American Intervention
The events unfolding in Venezuela do not merely constitute another episode of regional instability. They reflect a deeper transformation of the international system: the...
Ukraine: The War Nobody Knows How to End
Wars Are Easy to Start—and harder to End
Starting a war is simple; ending one is far harder. The problem of war termination has long...