Author Archives: Leon Hadar
About Leon Hadar
Leon Hadar is a foreign policy analyst, author, and contributing editor at TAC. He holds a Ph.D. from American University, and is the author of the books Quagmire: America in the Middle East and Sandstorm: Policy Failure in the Middle East. He is geopolitical expert with RANE Network, a former Cato Institute research fellow, and his articles have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Washington Times, The Los Angeles Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and the National Interest.
Trump is Not a Transformative Foreign Policy President
His supporters and detractors constantly build the president up as having a doctrine, but he doesn’t.
Beltway Warriors Target China as the Next Global Threat
We drained all of our resources in the Middle East. Now we turn further East in search of monsters to destroy?
The World the Cold War Built
A new book says the conflict began in the late 19th century and subsumed even World War II as our defining event.
No More Free Riding: France Does Diplomacy in the Middle East
Quelle horreur!
Is Foreign Propaganda Even Effective?
The Russians can dish it out, but don’t expect Americans to swallow everything.
Liberalism in One Country
Since World War II, the globalist agenda has reigned. Is it time to strengthen democracy at home?
Are There Two Americas?
Many wish to “unsee” their political adversaries.
What Trump Wants From the International Order
He seeks to bring Pax Americana in line with U.S. interests.
France’s Multicultural Dystopia
Why many of Europe’s Muslims don’t want to integrate with secular society
Trumpism After Trump
It contains the seeds of a new and inclusive political movement.
Trump’s Realpolitik
The history of foreign-policy realism suggests that the GOP frontrunner may be more pragmatic than his critics claim.
Trump the Technocrat
Advancing U.S. interests is more complicated than analyzing a profit and loss statement.
Is Trump a Realist?
His improv foreign policy may infuriate hawks, but ultimately it lacks coherence.
Europe’s Mission in the Middle East
France, Germany, and other European countries should take the lead in fighting ISIS.
Why There Is No Obama Doctrine
Trying to discern contemporary U.S. grand strategy presumes a coherence that simply isn’t there.
The Logic of Putin’s Syria Campaign
Russia’s president cuts through the Beltway groupthink in explaining his country’s interests.
Islam Isn’t a Peril
America keeps trying to see conflicts with the Muslim world through the failed lens of ideology.
Neoconservatism’s Theory Gap
Bret Stephens adds to the pile of thin attempts to justify America’s global policing.
JFK’s Special Relationship
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan managed Britain’s decline by following Kennedy’s lead.
Has Rand Paul’s Moment Already Passed?
The opportunity to dramatically change American foreign policy may have died with James Foley.
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