Over the past year, China has been quietly shifting its stance within the international system. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is casting itself as an ...

Foreign Policy Research Institute and an alum of the University of Pennsylvania. He majored in International Relations and History, and his undergraduate thesis examined the soft power implications of ...

On October 3, Latvia holds parliamentary elections for the 15th time. The election follows the resignation of Prime Minister ...

Neumann University and Board President of the Latvian Society of Philadelphia. His professional experience spans from Mongolia’s state news agency to G-Town Radio, a community station in Philadelphia, ...

In the late 1970s, the United States often seemed to be a superpower in decline. Battered by crises and setbacks around the globe, its post–World War II international leadership appeared to be ...

There is little documented mapping of conflict prior to the Renaissance period, but, from the 17th century onward, military commanders and strategists began to document the wars in which they were ...

This essential book offers a compelling and original interpretation of the rise of military aviation. Jeremy Black, one of the world’s finest scholars of military history, provides a lucid analysis of ...

In strategic studies and international relations, grand strategy is a frequently-invoked concept. Yet, despite its popularity, it is not well understood and it has many definitions, some of which are ...

“Speak softly and carry a big stick” Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the right sentiment, perhaps, in an age of imperial rivalry ...

Misunderstanding Terrorism provides a striking reassessment of the scope and nature of the global neo-jihadi threat to the West. The post-9/11 decade experienced the emergence of new forms of ...

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Donald Trump is famous for his love of gold. His agreement with Saudi Arabia, however, has undermined the so-called “Gold Standard” for nuclear ...