Commentary
One of the founders of the post-British United States of America, Benjamin Franklin, was asked what the nature of the new nation would be. He answered: “A republic, if you can keep it.”
United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicles drive along the main road leading to Lebanon's southern town of Naqoura, close to the border with Israel, on Oct. 27, 2022. Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
Author
Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
