In this interview with Ari Shapiro, I discuss the politics of apology, and the White House’s framing of Obama’s historic visit to Hiroshima.
Review essay: Do alliances entangle?
Debates about U.S. grand strategy pivot on microfoundations: if military spending promotes “overstretch,” if countries balance against concentrations of power, if alliances entangle Washington in unnecessary wars, then the expansive U.S. strategy of “deep engagement”[…]
Should Obama visit Hiroshima?
No sitting American president has ever visited Hiroshima. President Obama is scheduled to attend the G-7 summit in Ise-shima, Japan — will he also take a trip to the atomic bombing site? My essay in[…]