China can already shut the United States out of the South China Sea if it wanted to, even without direct control of Taiwan. It has,…

As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) grows increasingly stronger and more assertive, U.S. officials will need to decide how Taiwan fits into this strategic…

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) has maintained an adversarial relationship with the United States for over seven decades. Throughout its…

Is North Korea a strategic threat to the United States? For the time being, probably not. To be sure, North Korea is an adversary—one that…

A century ago, Europe was the focus of global events. Two decades later, the continent was in ruins after six years of self-immolation. Even then,…

For over a century, American national security strategy firmly depended on a transatlantic foundation.  Since Woodrow Wilson’s decision in 1917 to send U.S. troops to…