Term of the Day: The Thucydides Trap describes the danger when a rising power (China) threatens a ruling power (USA). History shows this often ends in war. Currently, tensions over AI, chips, and ...

Many column inches have been dedicated to dissecting the “great power rivalry” currently playing out between China and the U.S. But what makes a power “great” in the realm of international relations?

On July 30, 2025, as the world’s largest infrastructure deal teetered on the brink of collapse, Panama’s Comptroller General Anel Flores walked into the Supreme Court and filed two lawsuits that ...

This cohort will explore the past, present, and future of American statecraft, with a focus on coordination of the U.S. instruments of power. Students will engage in research on topics related to the ...

Is Central Asia Still Russia’s Backyard? The concept of a redux of the 1945 Yalta Conference has resurfaced in current global discourse. In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s dramatic reversal ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Latham, Macalester College (THE CONVERSATION) Many column inches have been ...