When Congress should assert itself and when it shouldn’t. Paul Pillar compares Congressional abdication on war powers with its desire to meddle in Iran negotiations.

The futility of sanctions, Ukraine edition. Liam Halligan details the costs that sanctioning Russia has had on major European economies.

The case for conservative realism. Sen. Rand Paul speaks to the Center for the National Interest about his foreign policy views.

Updating Weinberger’s principles for the present. Steven Metz considers how it might be done.

The UKIP-Tory pact that wasn’t. Malcolm Pearson recounts a deal that he claims UKIP offered Cameron ahead of the 2010 election that the Tory leader rejected.

Encounters with eight presidents. Peregreine Worsthorne recounts his meetings with American presidents from Hoover to the elder Bush.

Rediscovering Cornwallis. John Bew offers a sympathetic reappraisal of the British officer’s military and political career.