What does national security mean today?

Zbigniew Brzezinski last night offered his thoughts on a range of foreign policy issues, from America's place in the world today and how he would prepare an incoming president for the challenges he or she would face to the morality and efficacy of drone strikes and whether the Obama administration is handling the situation in Syria correctly.…

October news and new books

Special Discount! Enter code HDPD at checkout to receive a 30% discount on all books featured in this blog post. News and Notes / Praise and Reviews Midday with Dan Rodricks hosted Marian Moser Jones, author of The American Red Cross from Clara Barton to the New Deal. Janine Barchas, author of Matters of Fact…

The latest on Syria

In the October 2013 issue of the Journal of Democracy, a quintet of articles take a look at the "Arab Spring." The essays take on over-arching issues with the push for democracy in the region as well as updates on individual issues in specific countries. Dr. Steven Heydemann, a senior adviser for Middle East Initiatives at the…