A proven model for human-centered international security exists. Let’s use it.
The so-called “humanitarian disarmament” agenda is popular among the U.S. public but the Trump administration has failed to embrace it.
The so-called “humanitarian disarmament” agenda is popular among the U.S. public but the Trump administration has failed to embrace it.
Trump’s not-so-well thought out plan to reach a deal with the Iranians wasn’t going to work anyway but his top foreign policy advisers made sure of it.
Eliot Engel’s stunning primary defeat should be a wake-up call for House Democrats for when they choose who will lead on foreign policy.
Members of Congress have jumped to action in the wake of the mass protests against police brutality but most often it’s the local police forces that have been militarizing themselves.
When Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan announced austerity measures in May, economists and pundits assumed that was the death knell for trophy projects like NEOM.
Rather than herald the emergence of a new alliance in the region, the recent rapprochement between Iran and Turkey appears to be a marriage of convenience.
What is distinctive about this moment is that, just as the pandemic is becoming worse than ever for the U.S. itself, it has become clear that Trump has abandoned efforts to control and defeat it.
Much of the media attention has focused on whether Trump knew and why he hasn’t done anything to stop it. But no one’s asking what’s motivating Putin.
Rouhani knows very well that if his government continues to unilaterally implement the nuclear deal, he will come under more attacks from his political opponents and hardliners.
H.R. McMaster’s critique of restraint falls short and he doesn’t offer an alternative to the militarism that has dominated U.S. foreign policy.
Supporters of a strong U.S.-European relationship should be mindful of the problems with this alliance beyond Trump, which have become more apparent in the context of the global pandemic.
America must reorient a significant portion of its federal budget away from defense spending and towards public health and social services to build greater internal peace and resilience.
While Americans are overwhelmed by the pandemic, the Pentagon and its boosters are exploiting the emergency to feather their own nests.
As the U.S. and Turkey move further apart diplomatically, there may be a few issues related to Iran on which they are more closely aligned.
Bolton’s book revealed his commitment to American values paled in comparison to that of the professionals who sacrificed their careers to warn us all of the president’s wanton disregard for rule of law.
H.R. McMaster swings and misses again.
The massive resources allocated to both local police and the U.S. military create supply side pressures to find, if not create, enemies.
There’s a more constructive way forward that doesn’t involve the military or incendiary rhetoric.
In short, John Bolton is the worst of both foreign policy worlds: nihilistically nationalistic in his ends, interventionist in his means.
Faced by the human and economic ravages of COVID-19 and enduring—if precarious—stalemates in myriad conflict zones, including the Gulf, Yemen, Syria, and Libya, the region’s leaders are likely to keep well back from the brink.
The Trump administration appears to be sacrificing long-term security goals for short-term economic gains.