Last week, Russia simulated a nuclear strike in Europe with a purpose-built missile designed to carry multiple nuclear or ...

Tajikistan’s policies toward neighboring Taliban-ruled Afghanistan are reaching a pivotal moment. Tajik President Emomali ...

Current analysis of the recent offensive conducted by Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia is incomplete at best ...

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Walter A. McDougall argues powerfully that a pervasive but radically changing faith that “God is on our side” has inspired U.S. foreign policy ever since 1776. The ...

In the Fall 2024 issue of the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s journal Orbis, we feature several articles that offer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Axel Dittman has served as the Deputy Chief of Mission of the German Embassy in Washington, DC since 2022.