Lionel Beehner explores whether good cuisine correlates with perpetual conflict in the world’s hotspots.

Robert Howse reexamines Leo Strauss in his own works and lectures and finds a 'Man of Peace' with a balanced philosophy as to use of force, not the 'warmonger' or intellectual forefather Bush-era Neoconservatives adopted him as.

Chris Miller argues that the roots of failure in Afghan nation building lie in an unfinished war and an underestimated will for independence among Afghans -- mistakes America has made before.

General (Ret.) Mohammed Al-Samarae, a former Iraqi army commander, analyses a deeply divided Iraqi society and argues the political elite will remain a problem for years to come.

WWI and the "July Crisis" of 1914 hold lessons for today's conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, and the Middle East, argues Chris Miller.

As the world finds itself concerned with Russian missiles once again, Chris Miller revisits SNIE 85-3-62, the crucial--and wrong--U.S. intelligence estimate that Nikita Khrushchev would not place nuclear missiles on Cuba.

Ahron Bregman talks about his latest book, Cursed Victory, on the history of conflict in Israel, Palestine, Gaza and the occupied territories, drawing on high-level sources and interviews revealed for the first time.

In an interview on his detailed new book, The Sword and the Shield, Kristan Stoddart talks about the U.S., Britain, and NATO nuclear policy and cooperation and how cyberwarfare may be the new Cold War.