December 7, 2022
Bibi is back and providing fresh political land mines for US
Critics want Biden to cut off ties with members of Israel’s new far-right government. But is he in any position to do that?
December 7, 2022
Hawkish experts dominate mainstream Ukraine coverage
Since the Russian invasion in February, elite outlets have leaned on a very narrow range of monolithic sources for their reporting.
December 7, 2022
Christmas comes early for hawks as Congress considers giant defense bill
With military spending set to hit $858 billion next year, arms makers are buzzing with holiday cheer.
December 6, 2022
Report: Bernie to push vote on Yemen war powers next week
The expedited measure would end the US role in the conflict and alter Washington’s relationship with Saudi Arabia.
December 6, 2022
Ukraine hits targets deep inside Russia in break with Biden administration
Washington has opposed Ukrainian efforts to attack Russian territory, citing risks of escalation to a broader war.
December 6, 2022
How the UAE turns its interests into US policy
A new Quincy Institute report examines one of the largest and most well financed foreign influence operations inside the United States.
December 6, 2022
Killer Robots: Another example of war coming home to you
San Francisco just approved technology that would allow cops to use lethal force via remote control. Sound familiar?
December 5, 2022
Russia’s self-defeating move in pausing nuke talks with US
Moscow appears to be trying to pressure Washington on Ukraine but abandoning New START would carry wider security risks.
December 5, 2022
Putin and Zelensky finally agree. Here’s why that’s a bad thing.
In recent weeks, leaders in both Kyiv and Moscow have argued that the Minsk agreements are no longer worth the paper they’re printed on.
December 3, 2022
Can France take on China by itself?
Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Washington highlights the French president’s desire to take a more assertive role in the Indo-Pacific.
December 2, 2022
Diplomacy Watch: Divisions flare in the West as winter looms
As energy prices rise and temperatures drop, European publics are feeling squeezed by the Ukraine war’s secondary effects.
December 2, 2022
Survey: Americans want to scale back military entanglements
But Morning Consult should be taken to task for calling this impulse a ‘preference for isolationism’ versus ‘engagement.’
December 1, 2022
Here’s why America’s trust in the military is still in the dumps
After a precipitous decline in confidence, the Ronald Reagan Institute poll asked for reasons. The answers are illuminating.
December 1, 2022
Beyond the cameras, Macron-Biden meeting tougher than it looks
While the French leader will no doubt be feted and flattered, differences on Ukraine and the European economic crisis loom.
December 1, 2022
Iran’s clerics have declared war on their own people
A tight, privileged fraternity of religious leaders has monopolized power in Tehran since 1979. It’s now backed itself into a corner.
November 30, 2022
When it comes to foreign policy, Hakeem Jeffries will bring more of the same
Despite his trail-blazing role as the first Black leader of a major party’s caucus, Jeffries’ foreign-policy views don’t veer from the status quo.
November 30, 2022
Writing the Ukraine War history, as it happens
Three new books dissent from the orthodoxy, helping to illuminate key aspects of the conflict and the crisis between Russia and the West.
November 29, 2022
NATO again dangles membership in front of Ukraine
Again doubling down on the ‘open door’ mantra, why does the alliance continue to send the wrong signals to Kyiv?
November 29, 2022
Turkey is about to invade Syria, and the US won’t do much to stop it
The war in Ukraine has forced Washington to recalibrate its priorities when it comes to its relationship with Ankara.