States exist in an anarchic international system in which survival is the necessary precursor
to fulfilling all of their citizens' other interests. Yet states' inhabitants–and the policymakers …

This article addresses growing calls for a fifth debate on international relations'(IR)“race
amnesia.” The central argument is two-fold. First, contrary to conventional wisdom, racial …

For the past 15 years, there have been increasing calls for the United States to reduce its
overseas force structure and to bring troops home. Such discussion accelerated during the …

ABSTRACT “Global Britain” has become the framing concept for post-Brexit foreign policy
pursued by successive Conservative prime ministers. Despite exaggerated rhetoric to the …

1. Some US leaders fear that reducing US military presence in the Middle East, or removing
US forces from warzones, will leave “vacuums,” which adversaries, especially Russia or …

Domestic constraints make it difficult for the United States to pursue a coherent program of
restraint in the Middle East. As events in Gaza revive debates about the appropriate size and …

American foreign policy in the Middle East is based on a myth. For decades, policymakers
have worked to prop up Middle Eastern autocracies out of the belief that they serve as the …

The US presence in East Asia is not simply a result of the victory over Japan in WW2, but a
legacy of the US takeover of the Spanish overseas empire in 1898. Today, the threat of war …

Ethics concern the question of how we ought to live. To weigh their answers, ethicists
explore how societies are constituted, and the positive and negative effects of these …

Bases, logistics, and the problem of temptation in the Middle East — Defense Priorities
Explainers Analysis Opinion Newsletters Programs Grand Strategy Asia Engagement Polls US …