John Lewis Gaddis

The great grand strategist of the Cold War believed he failed in his most important task.

The 45 years of peace between the Cold War superpowers were 45 years of killing for much of the rest of the world.

An exploration of the contrast between the supreme confidence of Kennan's policy prescriptions and the perpetual turbulence of his inner life.

Lessons from the start of the Cold War.

Hal Brands urges the U.S. to make China and Russia “pay exorbitantly” for their policies. History shows that has never worked.

A decade or two ago, opposing NATO expansion to Ukraine was a position espoused by pillars of the American establishment. What happened?

The cultural contradictions of Call of Duty.

How the contest between capitalism and communism shaped world politics—and defines today’s inequalities.