John A. Gans Jr. is a PhD student in International Relations and Strategic Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He writes on American foreign policy and politics.
His vision is a marked departure from the Bush years and has seen some real success, but it needs to be about more than just winning in 2012.… More »
They might mean different things when they say it, but Obama and the GOP candidates are talking a lot about American exceptionalism. Why?… More »
The Republican frontrunners are once again debating America's role in the world… More »
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