In a new book from the AEI Press, Deepak Lal argues that American power is needed for global order.

Deepak Lal's new book, In Praise of Empires: Globalization and Order, argues that empires have played a decisive role throughout history in providing the political stability essential to economic and social progress. Turning to today's debates over economic and cultural globalization, he concludes that "If the U.S....

This monographsuggests thatthe world needs an American pax to provide both global peace and prosperity.

Empires have undeservedly gotten a bad name, particularly in America since President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the end of the Age of Empires and ushered in the Age of Nations.

Professor Deepak Lal argues in his talk that imperialism should not have been perceived as a negative phenomenon as empires have provided international order and promoted prosperity by integrating separate areas into a common economic space. Lal evaluates the record of the United States as the unchallenged global super power...

A new systemic idea about the social order would have to emerge to really disprove Fukuyama.

In one of his last acts as prime minister, Barham Salih symbolically launched the Aras Publishing House’s book fair in Erbil. The event featured important Kurdish classics, translations of Western works, as well as children’s books. Book fairs are important.

 Presidents and candidates for president owe Americans a clear and cogent answer, at least, as well as an explanation for how their proposed strategy that they lay out will accomplish the requirements for American security.