The Path to War: How the First World War Created Modern America
As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I, we are pleased to feature Michael...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Path to War: How the First World War Created Modern America
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Briefings, Booktalks, and Conversations
China’s Global Engagement
Once again, China is experiencing a period of major transition. After three decades of dramatic economic growth and reforms,...
The End of the Asian Century: War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World’s Most Dynamic Region
Slumping economies, political and social turmoil, environmental degradation, demographic crisis, and territorial disputes means that the stability is...
A Conversation on the Future of Israel and Palestine
Paraphrasing Winston Churchill, it has been said of the two-state solution that it is the worst possible solution to...
Pakistan, Its Neighbors and the US in Strategic Perspective
General Mahmud Ali Durrani was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in 1961 and retired as a major general in...
Jeremy Black on the Turmoil in Europe
Jeremy Black addresses the turmoil in Europe — from Brexit to the rise of nationalist parties to Russian machinations...
A New Look at the Soviet Collapse
For half a century, the Soviet economy was inefficient but stable. In the late 1980s, to the surprise of...
The Holocaust: History and Memory
The renowned historian Jeremy Black will discuss his new book The Holocaust: History and Memory, which does more than tell...
Middle Kingdom & Empire of the Rising Sun
Japan and China have been rivals and intermittent antagonists for more than a millennium. Until the late nineteenth century,...
The Internet, Social Media, and A Changing China
The Internet and social media are pervasive and transformative forces in contemporary China. Nearly half of China’s 1.3 billion...