Vision Needed to Avoid Hit and Run Approach in Syria
President Obama secured support for military action in Syria from the top House Republicans, Speaker Boehner, and Majority Leader Cantor, but to what end? The President has previously stated that […]
Tapes Reveal Inside Look at Détente
Newly released White House materials from the National Archives reveal a private conversation between President Richard Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev in a one-on-one meeting at the White […]
Notes on Navigating Russian Diplomacy, The Nixon Diplomatic Playbook
By Marshall Garvey Twenty two years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, relations between the Obama Administration and Russia have regressed. Aside […]
The Nixon Doctrine, Now More than Ever
Throughout history, U.S. global primacy has been in danger when it has overextended itself politically, economically, and militarily, exhausting the American spirit, and eroding its influence abroad. The solution to […]
54 Years Ago, Safire’s Reflection on the Kitchen Debate
In 2009, William Safire—former speech writer for President Nixon—recalled in his New York Times piece “The Cold War’s Hot Kitchen,” the gaggle of reporters and general pandemonium surrounding the 1959 […]
Richard Nixon as Cold War Strategist
May 27, 2011: The 12th Richard Nixon Legacy Forum, which concentrated on RN’s Cold War policies, was held at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. The panel, moderated by Edward […]
New York Times Endorses Nixon
Those who have not seen the New York Times editorial page today may be interested in the paper’s editorial on Russia’s elections, “Putin’s Mini-Me (Or Not?).” Broadly speaking, the Times […]
