The role of a National Security Advisor is of paramount importance, and he is expected to perform his duties with a lot of inquisitiveness and perfection. There is no particular tenure for a national security advisor. The discretion of appointing. Continue reading
In the United States of America, unlike the other countries, the republican model of government is run. They do not follow the practices that are under the parliamentarian model of government. In that case, the President is always the deciding. Continue reading
You know, I try to have some love for all my brethren in the social sciences, but sometimes the economists make it so difficult. Last week, an economist named Daniel Altman wrote a lot bit of fluff in Foreign Policy about how Putin is really a. Continue reading
In a recent article for War on the Rocks, Peter Munson expanded on a debate I’d had with him on Twitter over intervention in Syria. WOTR generously offered me space to respond. The overall issue is that I wonder exactly what Munson and others. Continue reading
As Schindler discussed in his blog today, the Belgians estimated this week (December 2013) that there something like 4000-5000 jihadis who hold European passports fighting in Syria. (Note: EU passport holders, not necessarily Europeans.) This is. Continue reading
So, after listening to endless digital caterwauling about how images don’t matter, and this is just nitpicking, and that all is well… USA Today came out with a story about how closely the Pentagon is studying Vladimir Putin, right down to. Continue reading
By now, it should be obvious that there isn’t much we in the West can do about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s seizure of the Crimea from Ukraine. This is a tremendous crisis, easily the worst of the post-Cold War world. U.S. and Allied. Continue reading
Every international crisis brings out the amateur historian in pundits and politicians. The Russian seizure of Crimea has been no different, sparking all kinds of analogies and examples, including the inevitable Hitler comparisons. (Yes, Secretary. Continue reading
Today the Daily Beast ran a piece asking the agonizing question: “The Price of College Has Increased 1120 Percent Since 1978, So Is It Worth It?” The answer is: it depends. I usually write about foreign policy, but I’ve been teaching. Continue reading
A quick recap: A few weeks ago, I reacted to a story that’s been going around for years: that the launch code for the U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force was set to “00000000″ until 1977. The story, as I remembered it, and. Continue reading
