Thomas M. Nichols is professor of strategy and policy and a former chairman of the Strategy and Policy Department at the U.S. Naval War College, where he holds the Forrest Sherman Chair of Public Diplomacy. He is also a senior associate of the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, and visiting professor of political science at La Salle University. His most recent book is Winning the World: Lessons for America’s Future from the Cold War. The views expressed here are those of the author and not of any agency of the U.S. government.
