Anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned, said President Barack Obama in his 2012 State of the Union address, doesn’t know what they’re talking about. It was a “rah-rah... more ››
Ever since aggressive young U.S. merchants first washed up on China's shores and earned the sobriquet 'the new people,' the two sides have expected great things from each other. But over the 229 years that Americans and... more ››
Four high-speed U.S. Navy vessels will soon start operating from Singapore. They will be the new face of the U.S. Navy for maritime policing and partnership-building in Asia-Pacific waters, where many countries in the region... more ››
In Tokyo, I heard a profound sense of resignation about Japan's ability to take a larger role in providing its own defense, even among defense intellectuals. When pressed on this point, Japanese-security scholars shrug and... more ››
Americans have always looked abroad for inspiration. Alexander Hamilton drew on the experience of Britain and France to shape the economic institutions of the early republic. In the early 19th century, Henry Clay championed... more ››