August 27, 2020
Just because terrorists may continue to fight, doesn’t mean the US has to take the bait.
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August 27, 2020
For realists and restrainers, November 8, 2016 was the high point. Since then, Trump’s foreign policy has been mostly conventional Republican, with an extra dollop of incompetence and chaos.
August 27, 2020
Perhaps the best that can be hoped for now is a massive effort by the international community to help Lebanon overcome its humanitarian crisis.
August 27, 2020
US foreign policy has descended into partisan jockeying, making it much more attractive for foreign countries to intervene in American elections.
August 26, 2020
The center of gravity in the Democratic party has shifted considerably to the left on foreign policy and national security in a short span of time.
August 26, 2020
The call to cut military spending should be paired with a demand for the investments that are worth making — and a critique of the wars that aren’t.
August 26, 2020
When Arab citizens can no longer safely blame Israel, they are more likely to blame their own rulers for corrupt and failing systems.
August 26, 2020
With Trump’s recurring calls to end our endless wars, Congress has missed big opportunities to provide coherent and strategic guidance to compel him to follow through.
August 26, 2020
We helped create the evil that swept thousands of women and children away. Why aren’t we helping to find them?
August 26, 2020
There isn’t much Americans appear to agree on these days, but progressives and conservatives concur that continuing to throw more money at the Pentagon, particularly during a pandemic, is a bad idea.
August 26, 2020
The Biden campaign’s recent criticism of a progressive Palestinian-American activist doesn’t inspire confidence that he and his team know what it takes to confront a mounting global crisis of anti-Muslim hatred.
August 26, 2020
The UN Security Council worked just as intended when it categorically denied Mike Pompeo’s seemingly endless efforts to bring the US closer to war with Iran.
August 26, 2020
The Trump administration is working hard to dismantle decades of interconnectedness between the US and China to put America on a path to confrontation. Will it work?
August 26, 2020
The US is often quick to make accusations about other countries’ violations of international law but refuses to hold itself to the same standards.
August 26, 2020
Those who have experienced the effects of war on their communities have useful insights for how to move toward more humane policies and embrace the role that diplomacy can play.
August 26, 2020
Our current level of military spending wastes resources on senseless instruments of destruction, while failing to address the security threats that people in the country actually face.
August 26, 2020
The 19th Amendment was ratified 100 years ago today, a milestone that reminds us that women and women of color should have more of a voice is US foreign policy making.
August 25, 2020
At least for the time being, the Saudi authorities calculate that the possible benefits from normalized relations with Israel vis-à-vis Washington would not outweigh the possible domestic and regional costs.
August 25, 2020
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureishi has stirred a regional hornet’s nest by challenging Saudi leadership of the Muslim world.
August 25, 2020
References to “Cold War mentality” seem to be used primarily to criticize threatening and zero-sum behavior by the U.S. and its allies.
August 24, 2020
Real and lasting normalization of relations between Arab states and Israel won’t happen unless the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is resolved.