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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Iran's Incremental Revolution
Amid heated discussion concerning the intentions of Iran’s leaders—Are they capable of real compromise over the country’s nuclear program? Can they be trusted to honor any eventual deal?
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #118: Oula Abdulhamid Alrifai On One Syrian’s Story And One Country’s Tragedy
When Oula Abdulhamid Alrifai was just shy of 19 years old, she fled her hometown of Damascus, Syria with her family; her parents were facing death threats from the Bashar Assad regime.
The Latest Episode Of Rational Security Is Now Out...
… with special guest Jonathan Rauch. We talk Iran deal, congressional inaction on AUMF and 215 matters, and cybersecurity.
Former US Ambassador: Putin Has No Interest In Resolving Ukraine Conflict
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tells VOA that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no interest in resolving the conflict in Ukraine because it serves his interest.
Iran Must Be Forced To Change Its Ways
If recent news accounts are to be believed, the framework of agreement between the U.S. and Iran is on the rocks.
Britain Backs Away From World Stage In Lead-Up To Elections
In war and in diplomacy, Great Britain has always been a global leader. Next to the United States, it had the largest footprint in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last decade.
Lee Kuan Yew And Henry Kissinger
As the debates rage along the Potomac regarding the Iran nuclear framework, ISIS, the Ukraine crisis, the rise of Chinese power and a half dozen other important U.S. foreign policy challenges, how better to think about these problems than to seek council from the two most impressive strategists of the post World War II era – the late Lee Kuan Yew and Henry Kissinger.
Gdefault Needs Not Grexit
The little grumpy cartoon usually represents me pounding my coffee down in agreement as the WSJ exposes some idiocy. Last week, alas, I spilled my grumpy coffee in disagreement with a little part of its otherwise excellent "The case for letting Greece go."
Campbell: The History Of The 21St Century Will Be Written In Asia
The greatest challenge for American leaders is finding the “wit and wisdom” to focus more attention on the Asia-Pacific.
Victor Davis Hanson On The John Batchelor Show (20:39)
Hoover fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the Iran deal and what the senate might do as well as Russia's decision to supply Iran with a missile defense system.
Paul Gregory On The John Batchelor Show (19:21)
Hoover fellow Paul Gregory discusses whether the MH17 Joint Investigation Team is avoiding the question of Kremlin involvement in the shooting down of MH17.
Samuel Tadros On The John Batchelor Show (9:22)
Samuel Tadros, a contributor to the Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order, weighs in on the turbulent changes in Egypt and the effects on the Coptic Christians.
Putin Boosts Congress's Case For Role In Iran Deal
Demands from Congress that it should get to review President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran have received a boost from an unlikely source: Vladimir Putin.
Why Do The Chinese Hack? Fear
The Chinese government is scared of the Internet. They are scared of the foreign ideas that it brings into China; they are scared of how it enables the Chinese people to spread knowledge about government corruption; and they are especially scared of how it was used during the “color revolutions” and the “Arab Spring.”
Book Review: Judicial Review Of National Security By David Scharia
David Scharia is an Israeli national security lawyer with experience prosecuting Israeli terrorism cases before the Israeli courts, including service on the Attorney General of Israel’s legal staff.
At Stanford, Dissident Describes Russia At Crossroads
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, one of Russia’s most visible opposition figures, blasted the current regime and expressed his vision and hope for a new “open Russia” during a visit to Stanford during his first appearance at an American university since his release from prison in 2013.
The 3 Things The Ayatullah Wanted To Achieve In His Defiant Speech
The Supreme Leader appealed to hardliners while leaving the door open to the U.S.
Stephen Preston’s Important Acknowledgement That The 2001-AUMF-Forever-War Is Not Ending Anytime Soon
Stephen Preston’s speech at last Friday’s ASIL Meeting was the latest of many efforts by the administration to explain (in Preston’s words) “the bases, under domestic and international law, for the United States’ use of military force abroad.”
Abbas Milani On The John Batchelor Show (31:40)
Hoover fellow Abbas Milani discusses Iran's incremental revolution where ordinary Iranians are quietly resisting their regime through rap music, sketches, etc.