Section: Hoover Institution (USA)
The Ukrainian Gordian Knot
After crossing with his army into Asia, Alexander the Great stopped at Gordium (in modern-day Turkey). He approached the famous Gordian knot—a tangled mass of bark tying an ox cart to a pole, so intricate and tight that no one could unravel it. When told that anyone who could untie the mess would rule all of Asia, Alexander simply pulled out his...
Putin’s Strategy Is Working
Vladimir Putin plays the long game. For decades, the Russian leader has worked to subjugate Ukraine. For decades, he has also cultivated ties with Donald Trump. Now, success at the latter endeavor is allowing Putin to recover from failures at the former: after nearly five years of thwarted Russian objectives in the war on Ukraine, the U.S....
Hoover’s Military History Working Group Questions Whether US Is Staying on Top of Rapid Advances in Strategy, Tactics, and Science of Armed Conflict
With conflict still raging in Ukraine, and a yet-to-be-concluded conflict that holds two major oil chokepoints hostage possibly restarting at any moment, scholars gathered at the Hoover Institution to ask whether the US military is doing enough to meet new challenges. …read more Source:: Hoover...
Hoover’s Niall Ferguson Collects America Abroad Media Award for Bringing History to Life
Hoover Institution (Stanford, CA)— Niall Ferguson, Hoover’s Milbank Senior Fellow, was honored by America Abroad Media (AAM) at its annual award gala earlier this month for life’s work illuminating the role of history in explaining how the modern world came to be. Former diplomat Elliott Abrams presented Ferguson his award at the 13th...
Two Kinds Of War: Ukraine, Gaza, And The Strategic Watershed
The 2025 National Security Strategy has ignited debates about several distinctive assertions, especially the choice of giving priority to the Western Hemisphere, thereby correcting the insufficient attention Washington has long paid to Latin America. In addition, the document may indicate a softening of the perception of China, and it repeats the...
H.R. McMaster Says Witkoff Is “Astonishingly Ignorant” Of Putin’s History Of Aggression
Hoover Institution fellow H.R. McMaster discusses negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Hoover...
Michael McFaul | Former US Ambassador To Russia | Author Of “Autocrats Vs Democrats”
Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul examines how Vladimir Putin transformed Russia’s relationship with the West and why the war in Ukraine remains so difficult to end. …read more Source:: Hoover...
Boomers, Burners, And Flying Cars With Cal Newport
Georgetown University computer scientist Cal Newport offers questions to pose to Congress about AI regulation, followed by the fellows discussing what’s behind Western Europe’s riots and President Trump’s surly attitude toward Ukraine (most recently, his threat to take away Starlink internet service). …read more Source::...
Articles On: Taiwan, Russia-Ukraine War, Norway, and Chinese Cars
Articles on the comprehensive military modernization and expansion program undertaken by the Chinese Communist Party, which supports an increasingly aggressive foreign policy and threatens the safety of China’s neighbors. …read more Source:: Hoover...
Michael McFaul: ‘Performance Of Toughness’: Hegseth’s Choice To Livestream The Ft. Hood Execution Draws Backlash
Hoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul discusses President Trump shifting the blame for record high diesel prices and prolonging the on to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and said Ukraine needs a new President. …read more Source:: Hoover...
