Daniel Chirot, an editorial board member of American Purpose, is the Emeritus Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Henry Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.
Scotch with the President
As a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1960s, Daniel Chirot had an up-close view of Niger’s tragic corruption. Today it’s déjà vu, all over again.
Out of Africa—and Back
Great-power competition is heating up in the remnants of France’s former empire.
State Power and Abortion
The drive to make abortion illegal isn't pro-life. It aims to reshape society using government power.
Those We Leave Behind
Will America repeat the tragedies of the past as it walks away from another war?
1619 vs. 1776
A common historical narrative is part of the glue that holds a nation together. Editorial board member Daniel Chirot argues that American renewal depends upon empathy and compromise in how we tell the American story.
The Good, the Brave, and the Ugly
On the eve of the anniversary of the German occupation of Vichy France, one of the regime’s youngest inhabitants reflects on the moral choices available to those living under authoritarian rule.
