John A. Gans Jr.

John A. Gans Jr. is a Ph.D. 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.

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'This Is 50-50': Behind Obama's Decision to Kill Bin Laden

'This Is 50-50': Behind Obama's Decision to Kill Bin Laden

New details emerge from the loneliest choice the president ever had to make More »

How Democrats Learned to Stop Cowering and Love Nationalist Politics

How Democrats Learned to Stop Cowering and Love Nationalist Politics

Each presidential candidate has labeled the other unpatriotic. History shows us why the charges could stick -- and why they just might be productive. More »

Why Obama Should Talk More About Foreign Policy

Why Obama Should Talk More About Foreign Policy

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 »

American Exceptionalism and the Politics of Foreign Policy

American Exceptionalism and the Politics of Foreign Policy

They might mean different things when they say it, but Obama and the GOP candidates are talking a lot about American exceptionalism. Why? More »

Where GOP Candidates Stand on the Party's Key Foreign-Policy Divide

Where GOP Candidates Stand on the Party's Key Foreign-Policy Divide

The Republican frontrunners are once again debating America's role in the world More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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