War and Strategy in the 21st Century
Current debates over America’s place in the world often move uneasily between military and diplomatic factors. It is misleading,...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
War and Strategy in the 21st Century
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Watch on the West
The War and the West
The war that began with the terrorist attacks of 9/11 has been defined in different ways for political purposes....
Journey to the Center of Jules Verne… and Us
“On May 24, 1863, which was a Sunday, my uncle, Professor Lidenbrock, came rushing back towards his little house,...
The Fate of the West in the Age of Globalization: Triumph or Twilight?
What is the West? Different proponents of the West have given different answers to this enduring and continuing question....
Mythed Opportunities: The Truth About Vietnam Anti-War Protests
In the April 23 issue of the New York Times Magazine, there appeared a letter to the editor signed...
Pope John Paul II and the Dynamics of History
We are here this afternoon to discuss the international impact of a man who is neither a politician, a...
Who Were We in Vietnam?
“Twas in another lifetime, full of toil and blood,” began Bob Dylan’s “Shelter from the Storm” in 1974, when...
Toward National Greatness? A July 4th Reflection
Washington is a strange town. Having but a single business to justify its existence, and there being far more...
America Versus the West?
The summer of 1997 saw a momentous event in the history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and indeed...