Reagan as Peacemaking Cold Warrior

Reagan as Peacemaking Cold Warrior

by | Jul 2, 2023

The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink By William Inboden. Dutton, 2022. Hardcover, 608 pages, $35. Reviewed by Jason C. Phillips. Mikhail Gorbachev’s recent death has led to a renewed interest in the Cold War, making the recent...
The Troubled Science of the Middle East

The Troubled Science of the Middle East

by | May 14, 2023

The Political Science of the Middle East: Theory and Research Since the Arab Uprisings Edited by Marc Lynch, Jillian Schwedler, and Sean Yom. Oxford University Press, 2022. Paperback, $29.95, 320 Pages. Reviewed by Samuel Sweeney. The last ten years have upended the...
Pat Buchanan and an America First Foreign Policy

Pat Buchanan and an America First Foreign Policy

by | Feb 26, 2023

By Francis P. Sempa. Patrick J. Buchanan has announced his retirement from writing his syndicated column. He is, at age 84, reportedly working on a memoir. Long before Donald Trump strode onto the political scene, Buchanan laid the intellectual foundations for an...
Why America’s Foreign Policy Needs John Quincy Adams 

Why America’s Foreign Policy Needs John Quincy Adams 

by | Feb 12, 2023

America’s Rise and Fall among Nations: Lessons in Statecraft from John Quincy Adams By Angelo M. Codevilla. Encounter Books, 2022.  Hardcover, $30.99, 288 pages. Reviewed by John C. Chalberg. Angelo Codevilla is no longer with us, but his erudite wisdom and earthy wit...
The American Technological Advantage

The American Technological Advantage

by | Dec 11, 2022

Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II By Paul Kennedy. Yale University Press, 2022. Hardcover, 544 Pages, $37.50. Reviewed by Casey Chalk. On the eve of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939, any observer would have...