Grand Strategy

Russia and China have studied the end of the Cold War and how the US ultimately defeated the USSR by bankrupting it.

There are few reasons to believe that Raheel Sharif's ascension to Pakistan's top military post will change things.

On Monday, John Kerry declared that “the era of the Monroe Doctrine is over.” Don’t believe him.

The US and China need to pursue peace and understanding as vigorously as they prepare for war.

China’s long-term interests would be best served by a return to “smile diplomacy.”

From 1789-1898, America became a regional hegemon through Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine.

Grand Strategists take note: it’s easy but not altogether useful to propose impossible remedies.

Our Naval Diplomat notes that learning from others can advance its cause of self-discovery.

“In reality, decline is not a foregone conclusion but a deliberate political choice that builds from a failure to define what matters most to the nation.”

The U.S. faces tremendous challenges at home and abroad. Without a grand strategy, America’s perilous drift is likely to continue, and worsen.