Blame Alfred Thayer Mahan for Pearl Harbor (and Thank Him for Its Failure); It's Time for a Policy Change on Cuba

Weekend Reads December 8, 2018 Want to book an interview with our authors or experts? [Click here](. Blame Alfred Thayer Mahan for Pearl Harbor (and Thank Him for Its Failure) by James Holmes Skip parts of a treatise and you garner only part of its wisdom—and maybe not the part most relevant to your cause. [Read it here.]( It's Time for a Policy Change on Cuba by Doug Bandow Trump broke with precedent to engage North Korea. Why not do the same with Cuba? [Read it here.]( America's War in Afghanistan Is Now About Only One Thing: Pride by Jerrod A. Laber Washington must face its failures and bring the conflict to a close. [Read it here.]( The Saudi Economy Moves Closer to Russia and China by Michael B. Greenwald Since the Fracking Revolution, Saudi Arabia has embraced closer energy cooperation with non-Western powers, like China, Russia and India. [Read it here.]( U.S. Security and Russia: Choices and Consequences by Jill Dougherty and Thomas Zamostny America’s current strategy toward Russia, simply put, is not working; instead, it’s tying our hands. [Read it here.]( Want more TNI? Subscribe to our magazine! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Email](mailto:editor@nationalinterest.org) Copyright © 2018 Center for the National Interest, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up on our website. Our mailing address is: Center for the National Interest 1025 Connecticut Ave NWWashington, DC 20036-5405 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( Want to subscribe to our mailing list? [Click here](.