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Salutations from foreign policy experts on America's 250th

Overconfidence could draw America and China into a war.

Overconfidence could draw America and China into a war.

Overconfidence could draw America and China into a war.

On March 24, join Brookings for a discussion on U.S. strategy in the current geopolitical moment.

In his 2025 article, “Start Making Sense, Strategy and Grand Strategy in the Trump Administration,” Joshua Rovner argued Trump’s flexible approach to a

Joshua Rovner's new co-authored article in the European Journal of International Security examines the nature and scope of sabotage as a form of statecraft.

We expect a lot from the intelligence community. In addition to traditional missions like providing warning and supporting warfighters, intelligence

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The global nuclear order is undergoing rapid and complex transformations, driven by the expansion of arsenals, evolving doctrines, and the interplay of domestic and international politics. This roundt...

The plan to "win the peace" after a pandemic is a critical but undeveloped element of pandemic preparedness

The Art of Coercion presents a fresh explanation for the success—and failure—of coercive demands in international politics.Strong states are surprisingly bad at coercion. History shows they prevail...

At the heart of cybersecurity lies a paradox: Cooperation makes conflict possible. In Age of Deception, Jon R. Lindsay shows that widespread trust in cyberspace enables espionage and subversion. While...

Roundtable Review 17-5 David V. Gioe and Michael J. Morell, “Spy and Tell: The Promise and Peril of Disclosing Intelligence for Strategic Advantage,” Foreign Affairs 7:4 (2024): 138-152.

Once a shared experience, the day has slipped into history for students, and even teachers, who weren't yet born when the attacks happened.

This article analyzes more than 60,000 assessments of uncertainty made by national security officials from more than forty NATO allies and partners. The findings show that national security officials ...

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...

In this episode, Ryan Vest and Sheena Chestnut Greitens are joined by Jon Caverley, an esteemed national security and China scholar, to discuss his article, "So What? Reassessing the Military…

Experts discuss how to evaluate success and failure in war.

Experts discuss how to evaluate success and failure in war.

As we navigate the increasingly complex national security challenges of 2025, Joshua Rovner's Fixing the Facts remains more relevant than ever.

A scholar of intelligence and strategy explains why battle damage assessments are so challenging – and why the process has become politicized.

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A Good Chat about the Trump administration’s Tren de Aragua assessment.

A Good Chat about the Trump administration’s Tren de Aragua assessment.

Get to know American University’s School of International Service new full-time faculty members for the 2025-2026 school year.