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A Homeric Age of Statesmanship

By Robert D. Kaplan - Aug. 26, 2022

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Principles of Government · September 5, 2022 ·

Standing in contrast to these misdeeds are the records of three great Republican secretaries of state who shepherded American diplomacy during the middle and late phases of the Cold War: Henry Kissinger, George Shultz and James Baker III. Their successes were inextricable from their understanding of America as a nation-state, a worldview that put the needs of the U.S. above all else. Read More

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The U.S. Won Afghanistan Before Losing It

By Toby Harnden - Aug. 3, 2021

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Principles of Government · September 3, 2021 ·

Victory came quickly to the CIA and special forces in October 2001. Then the mission changed to a self-defeating invasion. The tragedy of the U.S. retreat from Afghanistan is that days after 9/11, President George W. Bush had settled on a plan based on principles that could have ensured enduring success. Remarkably, the Pentagon had… Read More

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