War How Not to Win a War Overconfidence is the Achilles’ heel of leaders who think they’ve got an easy victory—and other lessons from Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Ukraine March 20, 2026
War A ‘Warrior Ethos’ Isn’t the Best National Defense The recent renaming of the Defense Department to the Department of War highlights the reflexive reliance on armed force, says international relations expert October 9, 2025
Global Affairs Putin’s Political Future Depends on Controlling Ukraine That’s why he has little incentive to make peace, writes a Tufts professor of international politics April 5, 2022
Global Affairs Dangerous When Feeling Threatened Demographic shifts can tear countries apart as once-dominant majorities lose power. Just look at the USSR—and us May 8, 2019
