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The Perils Of Isolationism
In times of uncertainty, people reach for historical analogies. After 9/11, George W. Bush administration officials invoked Pearl Harbor as a standard comparison in processing the intelligence failure that led to the attack. Secretary of State Colin Powell referred to Imperial Japan’s attack in making the case that Washington should deliver an ultimatum to the Taliban, saying, “Decent countries don’t launch surprise attacks.”
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The Crumbling Foundations Of American Strength
When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appeared imminent in early 2022, U.S. intelligence officials were so confident that Russian tanks would roll quickly to victory that staff evacuated the U.S. embassy in Kyiv. Based on traditional measures of power, the intelligence assessment made sense. In 2021, Russia ranked fifth in the world in defense spending, whereas Ukraine was a distant 36th, behind Thailand and Belgium. Yet more than two years later, Russia and Ukraine are still fighting their brutal war to a standstill.
Human Vs. Machine: Behavioral Differences Between Expert Humans And Language Models In Wargame Simulations
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Issues Affecting American Democracy | Elections 2024
To help inform citizens as they gear up for the 2024 elections, the Hoover Institution is offering "Issues Affecting American Democracy," a non-partisan compendium of fellows' insights into key policy issues. A few recent highlights are featured below. Click the button below to explore more content.
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Matt Pottinger: “We Are Now In The Foothills Of A Great-Power Hot War”
There has been a tortuous debate in Washington foreign policy circles for several years now about whether to call the intensifying rivalry between the United States and China a “new cold war”.
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Israel And The Next US Administration
According to an oft-repeated Israeli story from the 1960s, when an aide mentioned a drought, Prime Minister Levi Eshkol worriedly asked, “Where? “In the Negev,” explained the aide. “Thank God it’s not in the US, then I’d be really concerned,” said Eshkol.
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The Antigrowth Agendas Of Harris And Trump
[Subscription Required] Both candidates are running on economic platforms filled with destructive nonsense.
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Confronting Another Axis? History, Humility, And Wishful Thinking
Drawing on his extensive experience as a historian and diplomat, Philip Zelikow warns that the United States faces an exceptionally volatile time in global politics and that the period of maximum danger might be in the next one to three years.
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Mike Petrilli: What Vance And Harris Mean For Federal Education Policy, With Dale Chu
Hoover Institution fellow Mike Petrilli and Fordham Institute associate director of research David Griffith talk with Dale Chu, a senior visiting fellow at the Fordham Institute, about how Biden passing the torch and Trump picking J.D. Vance could affect US school policy.
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A Republic, If We Can Teach It: Fixing America's Civic Education Crisis
The Civic Education Crisis: How We Got Here, What We Must Do is a call to action, an effort to save our republic through better civic education. America faces a crisis in civic education that imperils the long-term health of the country.
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One On One: Former US Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice
Hoover Institution fellow Condoleezza Rice emphasizes the symbiotic importance of America’s relationship with other major powers in the world. However, amidst aggression from China, ongoing…
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