Eliot A. Cohen
Emeritus Professor at Johns Hopkins SAIS, former Counselor of the Department of State, writer at the Atlantic. New book: The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall. (Basic Books). Book in progress: The Strategist's Catechism.
- ...and my prior article on the Syrian civil war. Iran is a big -- and yet very dangerous -- loser. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- A new article, this time on Ukraine. A Trumpian deal may be doable, and if the Europeans step up, may not be awful -- just bad. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- My colleague @PhillipsPOBrien has a brilliant, brutal and alas, entirely accurate takedown of the Biden administration's Goldilocks strategy in Ukraine in @theatlantic.com. It helps the bears win. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
- MAGA isn't conservative, and I am not sure that conservatism still exists; and contemporary progressivism is no better. Here's my solution: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
- Delighted to see that #TheHollowCrown is now out in audio form. If you want to listen to my book on what Shakespeare has to teach us about how leaders gain, use and lose power, go here - and enjoy! www.audible.com/pd/The-Hollo...
- And another piece, just out in @theatlantic.bsky.social on a recent visit to Israel. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
- My latest in @theatlantic.bsky.social on how I am thinking about Trump II. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
- Time for me to begin posting here rather than, well, you know. Stand by in the next week for articles about Israel, which I just visited, and what I'm planning on writing about on all things Trump.
- Delighted to report that first copies of THE HOLLOW CROWN: SHAKESPEARE ON HOW LEADERS RISE RULE AND FALL has landed. Pub date October 24th, but until Nov 2 you can get a 20% discount. Use code HLLW23 at the Hachette Books website. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eliot...
- My latest in @theatlantic.bsky.social, this time about Taiwan, and why we should clear our minds of the lies we have been telling about it for the last half century. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
