Charles A. Kupchan

Charles A. Kupchan is a professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself from the World.

Articles by Charles A. Kupchan
U.S. Navy sailors bring ammunition supplies ashore for Cubans fighting for independence from Spain in this print published in 1898.
U.S. Navy sailors bring ammunition supplies ashore for Cubans fighting for independence from Spain in this print published in 1898.

America’s Long Road to Global Power
Review
Charles A. Kupchan
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isolation-american-foreign-policy-50-years-noma-bar-illustration-article

The Case for a Middle Path in U.S. Foreign Policy
Essay
Charles A. Kupchan
U.S. then-Vice President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin on Feb. 1, 2013.
U.S. then-Vice President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the chancellery in Berlin on Feb. 1, 2013.

For the West, There Is No Road Back to a Time Before Trump
Shadow Government
Charles A. Kupchan
A U.S. soldier stands guard as a Russian Mil Mi-24 helicopter gunship flies over the Syrian town of Al-Malikiyah near the Turkish border on June 3.
A U.S. soldier stands guard as a Russian Mil Mi-24 helicopter gunship flies over the Syrian town of Al-Malikiyah near the Turkish border on June 3.

America’s Pullback Must Continue No Matter Who Is President
Election 2020
Charles A. Kupchan
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrive for a bilateral meeting during the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25.
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrive for a bilateral meeting during the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25.

In Europe, Nativism and Nationalism May Be Reaching Their Limits
Shadow Government
Charles A. Kupchan
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