The Energizer Bunny temporarily runs out of juice
Erik Prince is America’s poster child for our current stereotype of a war profiteer, wannabe mercenary, and perhaps the E.F. Hutton of all warmongers.
Erik Prince is America’s poster child for our current stereotype of a war profiteer, wannabe mercenary, and perhaps the E.F. Hutton of all warmongers.
A visit to Central Asia by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscored how Washington sees the region defined by its own rivals.
The escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions has implications for Iran’s eastern neighbors, who want to prevent a major new conflict on their borders.
The Trump administration’s new Israel-Palestine plan, which endorses nearly everything Israel wants, is not a peace plan at all.
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ speech condemned Palestinians for terrorism and praised Israel for peace — all while ignoring Israel’s own violent history.
Time and again, the Trump administration has taken decisions and adopted policies that affect Europe without taking into account its views.
Champions of environmental and human justice must recognize the climate crisis and militarism as partners, rather than isolated evils.
Tensions in the Persian Gulf have caused longstanding U.S. partners in the region to reassess the pillars of their defense and security relationships.
It is possible that de-escalation between the U.S. and Iran might be achieved through international diplomacy. The alternative is a regional or global war.
Resistance to Donald Trump must extend to a U.S. military machine that’s moving like a runaway train, undeterred by the human costs of its destruction.
The post-Soleimani Middle East offers challenges and opportunities, but the U.S. does not seem to have a strategy to either mitigate or exploit them.
Donald Trump’s drone war should remind us how dangerous it is when a president claims the legal authority to kill in secret and no one can stop him.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have breathed a collective sigh of relief following signs of de-escalation between Tehran and Washington.
The assassination of Qassem Soleimani emphasizes America’s confounding inability to think through the role of military force as an instrument of strategy.
Pompeo’s directive appears to put an end to the Trump administration’s hinting that it supports efforts to destabilize the Iranian government if not topple it.
The Trump administration has no intention of respecting the wishes of the Iraqi government.
Is Donald Trump beginning to learn some of the lessons that can enable him finally to start growing up in the presidency?
The attempt to create discord within Iran over the killing of Soleimani, who was widely respected by Iranians of many different walks of life as the protector of Iranian national security, is doomed to fail.
A diverse group of young policy professionals has joined forces to start a new organization that will develop a foreign policy platform for the next generation.
Many argue that Iran’s ballistic missile program should be a major focal point for U.S. policy. In this view, the […]
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