Geography Limits China’s Possibilities as a Sea Power
Despite some easing of U.S.-China tensions, there remains a steady drumbeat of pundit and politician warnings about the supposed dire military threat from China. I […]
International Relations
USA and China Are Not Spoiling for a Fight
During peacetime, there are various ways to assess the risk of war. However, the focus of most pundits is on words and superficial actions. Words […]
Why Weren’t Ancient Disputes Settled by Negotiation Rather Than War?
(Based on an answer posted to Quora) I disagree with arguments that say it is human nature to fight wars. Archeology and history show that […]
Global Regional Trading Alliances: a Brief History and Overview
based on an answer submitted on Quora There are many regional trading alliances in the history of the world. They are too numerous to list, […]
America’s Three Most Important Allies during WWII against Japan
The USA carried a larger share of the World War II burden against Japan, as compared with the European theater, where it was more broadly […]
Remembering Sherle Schwenninger
My friend and colleague Sherle Schwenniger passed away recently. He will be sorely missed. He was a key program organizer and author at the World […]
How did Eisenhower deal with Communism?
Answer by James H. Nolt Eisenhower had two main ways to deal with the Cold War perceptions of the Communist threat: one was emphasizing covert […]
The Deliberate Origins of World War I
The origins of World War I remain enveloped in myth, more than a century later, despite vast amounts of available information. There is an influential […]
No New Cold War
Many people are talking about a new “cold war” between the USA and China. I don’t see it. One reason I reject this hyperbole is […]
Dim Prospects for Resolving U.S.-China Trade Conflict
Last week a telephone conversation between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping raised hopes that the two might settle their trade differences and thereby […]
What Putin Understands About the Middle East That U.S. Politicians Don’t
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria has created a new situation that leaves most U.S. presidential candidates’ policy proposals, looking weak and misdirected if […]