In The Icarus Syndrome, Senior Schwartz Fellow Peter Beinart examines three eras in American history and finds that too much success in foreign policy leads to hubris -- and that can be a very dangerous thing.

In looking at World War I, Vietnam, and the post-Cold War Middle East, Beinart studies how America's leaders learned to reconcile optimism with the reality that the U.S. is not invincible. In their experience, he sees a lesson for the country today.

Watch video from Beinart's discussion with David Brooks about the book here.

The Wireless Future of Public Safety Nearly six years after the 9/11 Commission Report urged the deployment of a nationwide interoperable public safety communications network, this gap still exists. At this event, the FCC released its analysis concluding that the 10 MHz of dedicated TV band spectrum already available to public safety is ample for most of public safety's needs.