July 8, 2020
Let the world help the US live up to its own values
Subjecting its conduct to scrutiny by bodies such as the ICC and Human Rights Council can aid the United States in living up to its own standards, values, and principles.
July 9, 2020
The real story about Russian bounties on US troops isn’t whether Trump knew about it
It’s a fairly simple equation: If there were no U.S. troops in Afghanistan, there would be no Russian bounties on them.
July 9, 2020
China is unlikely to engage in a nuclear arms race with the US
A recent New York Times story hyping a supposed ‘nuclear buildup’ in China sends the wrong messages and ignores what China is actually up to.
July 8, 2020
Congress wants more unnecessary anti-China weapons programs in annual defense bill
The Pentagon has more than it needs should it need to check China, but there’s a bipartisan push in Congress for more.
July 8, 2020
Why France is wary of Turkey in Libya
With political troubles at home, French President Emmanuel Macron is turning his focus toward foreign policy.
July 7, 2020
Police, prisons, and the Pentagon: defunding America’s wars at home and abroad
Any effort to boost spending on social programs should include massive cuts to the Pentagon’s bloated budget. In short, it’s time to defund our wars, both at home and abroad.
July 7, 2020
McMaster’s failed case against ‘retrenchment’: a European perspective
What McMaster and other members of the “blob” ignore is that it is the U.S. that is increasingly seen as a destabilizing force by allies and multilateral institutions.
July 7, 2020
Iran isn’t the only problem: ignore the Saudi-Turkish rivalry at your own peril
Washington will be surprised by more chaos and instability if it does not take the Saudi-Turkish conflict as seriously as the Saudi-Iranian rivalry.
July 6, 2020
Turning Gulf security upside down
Resolving the tug of war in the Middle East will require a backing away from approaches that treat conflicts as zero-sum games, and engagement by all regional and external players.
July 6, 2020
The Pentagon’s sword missile isn’t an endless war feel-good story
Reporters are fascinated by a weapon that purportedly results in fewer instances of collateral damage, but its existence as a byproduct of endless war is often overlooked.