How to prevent Syria’s collapse
A new report from the Quincy Institute argues that current U.S. policy toward Syria is inflicting suffering on civilians and providing openings for bad actors like ISIS to reemerge.
A new report from the Quincy Institute argues that current U.S. policy toward Syria is inflicting suffering on civilians and providing openings for bad actors like ISIS to reemerge.
Last week’s devastating explosions in Beirut have forced a reckoning for the government that the Lebanese people have long been calling for.
The fact that two of the three contenders for the top-spot on the committee opposed the Iran nuclear deal signals that there is a lot at stake.
If Joe Biden wins in November, there may not be much time to repair the damage Donald Trump has done.
The catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s port is a manifestation of the Lebanese political elite’s predation and dysfunction. It may be the last chance for those in power to effect long-overdue structural reforms.
A handful of authoritarian leaders around the world have an interest in helping Trump divide America.
As the Trump administration’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaigns have demonstrated, sanctions as a policy goal simply does not work.
The Quincy Institute is right to call for a withdrawal of US troops from the Middle East, but its timeline is too slow.
If truth is the first to die in war, the same is true for pandemics.
The Trump administration has abandoned climate change as a key issue for the Arctic and has instead turned toward harsh rhetoric aimed at Russia and China.
Top Pentagon officials and the high command are prioritizing the maintenance of empire at the expense of protecting the very bodies that make up the armed services.
Australian relations with China have worsened in recent months and there’s debate down under about whether Australian officials are taking too much advice from their American counterparts.
The Trump administration refused to release aid to Northern Yemen back in March, but it must be released now to prevent a looming famine.
The coronavirus pandemic has set the table for progressives to craft a new national security paradigm adequate to the times, and to fight for it in the policy arena.
A world led by a unified Europe would be a significantly better place than one mismanaged by a fragmented United States.
The Trump administration trying to bring China into talks to extend an arms control treaty with Russia makes no sense.
Only one Republican senator has criticized Trump for sending federal agents to American cities.
Trump’s petty, ego-driven policy decisions sometimes land in the right place.
Rejoining the JCPOA won’t be easy particularly as hardliners are gaining influence inside Iran.
Addressing only the offenses of the Trump administration will not help us build back a better foreign policy than we had before.
The American people need to know, for example, the threat that Russian interference in the 2020 election poses.