Europe What's so bad about 'aggressive neutrality'? Imran Khan may have found out the hard way that not toeing the US line on Ukraine — or anything else — can be dangerous.Christopher MottAugust 28, 2023
Global Crises Tell me how this ends: If recent history is a guide, not with a knockout blow Maximalists look at WWII and think the Ukraine war can take a similar path. But that's not how conflicts have trended in decades since.Christopher MottMarch 03, 2023
Europe 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is horror in splendid color, but is it enough? The latest cinematic telling of the classic story succeeds in conveying the futility of world war, even if we are about to unlearn that lesson.Christopher MottNovember 02, 2022
Latin America It's time to normalize relations with Venezuela Washington’s acrimonious relationship with Caracas serves neither country’s interests, opening up oil trade can help bring down prices.Christopher MottJune 23, 2022
Asia-Pacific A reunified Korea could be a formidable power in East Asia Bringing about this turn of events will depend on the actions of the United States as the most important external actor.Christopher MottJune 15, 2021