Alfred McCoy

Alfred McCoy is the J.R.W. Smail Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A TomDispatch regular, he is the author of In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power and Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State.

An opium field in Afghanistan

The Drug That Makes the Taliban Possible The Drug That Makes the Taliban Possible

Until Washington deals with Afghanistan’s economic dependence on opium, the Taliban aren’t going anywhere.

Feb 22, 2016 / Alfred McCoy

Obama Iraq press conference

Barack Obama Is a Foreign Policy Grandmaster Barack Obama Is a Foreign Policy Grandmaster

The president has executed a subtle geopolitical strategy with the potential to extend American empire well into the 21st century.

Sep 15, 2015 / Alfred McCoy

Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China?

Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China? Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China?

The drawbacks of Washington’s grand strategy for global dominion.

Jun 8, 2015 / Alfred McCoy

Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power

Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power

One key goal of NSA surveillance of world leaders is not US national security but political blackmail—as it has been since 1898.

Jan 21, 2014 / Alfred McCoy

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