Seventy years ago, in the summer and fall of 1940, Western civilization teetered in the balance as Britain stood alone against Nazi-controlled Europe. Other major world powers did not lend aid; Russia supported Germany, and the United States remained neutral. After Britain resisted the assault…

by James Colbert

With little fanfare, this year marks the 30 th anniversary of the Carter Doctrine, when President Jimmy Carter warned against “outside” control of the oil-rich Persian Gulf.  The U.S. effectively enforced an implicit corollary to that doctrine—to prevent control by a regional power—in the…

July 13, 2010 Neglect seems to be the operative word in President Obama’s India policy. After eight years of unprecedented cooperation and ever closer ties between the United States and India, the two countries have begun a slow drift apart.…