In the journal article "Pull Back: The Case for a Less Activist Foreign Policy" published in Foreign Affairs in 2013, Barry R. Posen argues for shifting to a more restrained global stance in foreign policy. He believes that this approach will yield meaningful benefits and prevent overreach. Posen's argument is one of two pieces featured in the January/February 2013 issue of Foreign Affairs, the other being Stephen Brooks and John Ikenberry's "Overkill." Posen's article has also been referenced in other publications, including articles by Ukrainian author Gideon Rose and Liz Sly on the Islamic State.