“A country’s credibility, at least during crises, is driven not by its past behavior but rather by its power and interests. If a country makes threats that it has the power to carry out—and an interest in doing so—those threats will be believed even if the country has bluffed in the past," says Associate Professor Daryl Press in an article on The Atlantic.

Professor Diederick J. Vandewalle writes on Libya's current state in the New York Times opinion pages. Despite deep chaos, Libya possessed one unexpected strength.

Professor Jennifer M. Lind questions whether Washington can take advantage of an unusual opportunity to advance both its strategic and normative interests in East Asia.

"Tragically, those countries that have fought wars to build a reputation for resolve have wasted vast sums of money and, much worse, thousands of lives," says Professor Daryl Press in an "Atlantic" story about U.S. foreign policy.

Russell Muirhead, Doug Irwin, and Meir Kohn discuss the Political Economy Project, which will help fund course offerings across disciplines, support visiting professors, and underwrite debates and lectures.