The greatest need of the contemporary international system is an agreed concept of order.

University politics make me long for the simplicity of the Middle East.

Realism in foreign policy is made up of a clear set of values, since difficult foreign policy decisions are often decided with the narrowest of majorities. Without any sense of what is right and wrong, one would drown in a flood of difficult and pragmatic decisions.

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.

Would food be considered an instrument of national power? ... Is the U.S. prepared to accept food rationing to help people who can't/won't control their population growth?

The members of the Islamic Staye have cut the throat of an American on television. This is an insult to the United States, which requires that we demonstrate that this is not an act that is free. I would strongly favor a strong attack on ISIS for a period that is related to the murder of the American.

I believe it is a mistake to isolate arms control from other areas of policy.