Three Bad Habits the DC Foreign Policy Elite Must Drop in the New Year
Beware of “isolationism” charges and the quest for more sanctions.
Beware of “isolationism” charges and the quest for more sanctions.
When looking at what UAE interests have driven Abu Dhabi to re-embrace Bashar al-Assad’s government so openly, there are numerous factors in play.
Trump administration claims of support for the Iranian people are disingenuous and do not mitigate the effects of their “maximum pressure” campaign.
As Lebanon teeters on default, new PM Hassan Diab’s ability to cobble together a functioning government depends principally on his courage and vision.
Many in the international community at large will refuse to accept Saudi Arabia’s secretive court proceedings around the Khashoggi murder as credible.
The Court could also issue a formal ruling on whether it has jurisdiction to investigate war crimes in the Occupied Territories, thereby removing ambiguity regarding a key Israeli government argument against it.
As the first U.S. president with no prior public service experience and one who doesn’t read books or most anything else, Trump probably has the shallowest understanding of world affairs of any president in U.S. history.
The struggle against corruption in the Arab world faces hurdles that may prevent today’s demonstrators from realizing the unformed and unrealized dreams of comprehensive political change.
It’s difficult to quantify the indirect human costs of war: mental illness or chronic injuries in people eternally grieving or struggling to adjust to worlds that have often been turned upside down.
The Washington Post’s publication of the “Afghanistan Papers” unveiled over 2,000 pages of unpublished notes of interviews with U.S. officials involved […]
Increasing inaction at the national level means that cities are playing larger role in internatioanal affairs than ever before.
China’s belief that economics rather than geopolitics is the key to solving disputes has so far allowed it to remain above the breach but has yet to prove its sustainability.
Congress has made clear it isn’t moved by recent revelations of dishonesty and waste in our war-making.
Rouhani following through on the Japan trip now may indicate that he has the authority from Khamenei to explore avenues for renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy.
Maybe reducing the U.S. commitment in the Middle East isn’t such a bad idea.
What does Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have in common with the Rolling Stones?
Everything that the officials said privately, and quoted by the Washington Post, has been documented for years in the numerous reports released by SIGAR.
Soon after 9/11, a group of former Soviet military brass warned us about what has been documented in the Afghanistan Papers.
Research has proven that there are no military solutions in the fight against terrorism.
Foreign policy has been largely absent in the Democratic presidential debates . That has to change.
Conflicts in Libya, Yemen, and Syria appear to be winding down. It’s time for the United States to take a different approach.