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The Best of the Brightest? Ideas and Their Consequences
In his introductory essay to Volume 3 Issue 2 of TNSR, chair of the editorial board Francis J. Gavin considers how we should think about the role of ideas, expertise, and influence in the making of American foreign policy.
Does Might Make Right? Individuals, Ethics, and Exceptionalism
In his introductory essay for Vol. 3, Iss. 1 of TNSR, the chair of our editorial board, Francis J. Gavin, discusses the choices made by individual statesmen, how to evaluate their motives, and the role of ethics in making grand strategic choices.
Wars with Words?
In his introductory essay for Vol. 2, Iss. 4, Francis J. Gavin, the chair of TNSR's editorial board, discusses academic combat, debates over "isms," and how to truly advance knowledge through intellectual exchange.
Contrasting Views on How to Code a Nuclear Crisis
In this issue’s correspondence section, Brendan Rittenhouse Green and Austin Long offer up an alternative way to code nuclear crises in response to Mark S. Bell and Julia Macdonald's article in the February 2019 issue of TNSR. Bell and Macdonald, in turn,…
Patterns and Purpose
In his introductory essay for Vol. 2, Iss. 3, Frank Gavin, the chair of our editorial board, writes about feeling like a scholar without a home, the challenges of publishing an interdisciplinary journal, and how to adapt best practices from science and…
Reviewing Blues
The chairman of our editorial board, Frank Gavin, introduces Vol. 2, Iss. 2 of TNSR and discusses the joys and pains of the review process, giving some advice for both reviewers and those submitting their work for review.
Introducing Vol. 2, Iss. 1 of TNSR: Hanging in the Balance of Terror
Our editor-in-chief, William Inboden, introduces Vol. 2, Iss. 1 of TNSR.
Rubles, Dollars, and Power: U.S. Intelligence on the Soviet Economy and Long-Term Competition
This response essay explores some of the key areas of agreement and disagreement between two recent articles on Cold War-era assessments of the Soviet economy.
Beacon and Warning: Sherman Kent, Scientific Hubris, and the CIA’s Office of National Estimates
Sherman Kent, the Yale historian who directed the Office of National Estimates from 1952 to 1967, is a legend at the CIA, revered for professionalizing U.S. intelligence analysis. His analytic doctrine, steeped as it was in a commitment to reason and method,…
Introducing TNSR’s Fourth Issue: Allies & Enemies
This past summer, after 31 years as a member of its editorial leadership team, Sean Lynn Jones announced his retirement from running International Security. Sean is a giant among journal editors and will be missed.
Introducing TNSR’s Third Issue: From Superpower to Insurgent
The chair of TNSR's editorial board, Francis J. Gavin, introduces our third issue.
Introducing TNSR’s Second Issue: The Guesswork of Statecraft
The chair of TNSR's editorial board, Frank Gavin, introduces our second issue.