The Economics of Russian Aggression
By Shane Hasbrouck Small Wars Journal In the early 1800’s Carl von Clausewitz, the father of modern military theory, wrote, “War is the continuation of politics by other means.” Simply […]
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Losing the South China Sea
By Bill Hayton Foreign Policy Vietnam’s history is full of heroic tales of resistance to China. But this month Hanoi bent the knee to Beijing, humiliated in a contest over […]
A Placebo President?
By Tyler Cowen The American Interest When I ponder why the American electorate turned to such an unorthodox President as Donald Trump, I think first of the idea of control. […]
The Hollowness of the Arguments of the FCC and FTC Chairmen Regarding Internet Consumer Privacy
By Andreas Kuersten Jurist Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ajit Pai and Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Maureen Ohlhausen begin their recent op-ed (a bull-headed defense […]
The American Sun King
By Troy Kuersten TheThresh.com At a rally in Nashville on March 15, 2017, in response to multiple federal courts placing holds on the enforcement of his executive order barring immigration […]
The Roots of Russia’s Political Appeal in Europe and the United States
By Ronald Brownstein The Atlantic Donald Trump is practically alone in mainstream American politics in his consistent praise of Vladimir Putin and insistence that the United States would benefit from […]
How to Proceed if the TPP Is Dead
By Michael Auslin Foreign Affairs Days before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, there are few that hold out hope for the survival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Outgoing U.S. […]
