James Carden

James W. Carden is a contributing writer for foreign affairs at The Nation. He served as a policy adviser to the Special Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Russia Affairs at the US State Department.

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It’s Time to Rethink Our World Order It’s Time to Rethink Our World Order

On April 2, liberals and conservatives came together on Capitol Hill to challenge the Beltway’s hawkish foreign-policy orthodoxy.

Apr 4, 2019 / James Carden

Truman signs the North Atlantic Treat in 1949

NATO Turns 70 NATO Turns 70

Next week, Washington will throw the military alliance a birthday party. How much is there to celebrate?

Mar 28, 2019 / James Carden

Representative Ro Khanna

The House Vote to End Support for the War on Yemen Shows How Much Has Changed The House Vote to End Support for the War on Yemen Shows How Much Has Changed

Under the leadership of Republican Speaker Paul Ryan, the House did everything in its power to prevent Ro Khanna’s bill from coming to a vote.

Feb 14, 2019 / James Carden

The Washington Monument and US Capitol silhouetted at dawn in Washington, DC.

There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense There’s a Lonely Voice in Washington, and It’s Talking Some Sense

For 15 years, the Committee for the Republic has been a dissenting voice of sanity and civility in Washington.

Feb 12, 2019 / James Carden

Trump SOTU South Korea

Trump’s Wildly Inconsistent Foreign-Policy Vision Trump’s Wildly Inconsistent Foreign-Policy Vision

Last night’s State of the Union speech showcased the president’s deeply contradictory approach toward foreign affairs.

Feb 6, 2019 / James Carden

Ro Khanna on Yemen

Q&A: Congress Takes a Historic Step to End the War on Yemen Q&A: Congress Takes a Historic Step to End the War on Yemen

California Congressman Ro Khanna tells us about his co-sponsorship of the House War Powers Resolution.

Jan 30, 2019 / James Carden

Representative Eliot Engel

Congressman Eliot Engel’s Foreign Policy of Belligerence Congressman Eliot Engel’s Foreign Policy of Belligerence

House Democrats should cut back on the virtue-signaling and instead concentrate their efforts on supporting diplomatic efforts to finally put an end to the crisis in Syria.

Jan 22, 2019 / James Carden

US military in Qamishli, Syria

For Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong For Once, Trump Isn’t Wrong

US intervention in Syria has been a disaster. Withdrawing troops from the region is the right thing to do.

Dec 21, 2018 / James Carden

Iranian flag

The Trump Administration Rattles the Saber at Iran The Trump Administration Rattles the Saber at Iran

A Q&A with Dr. Trita Parsi, author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy.

Dec 5, 2018 / James Carden

Yemen Saudi air strike Sanaa

Paul Ryan Secures His Legacy by Supporting a Brutal War on Yemen Paul Ryan Secures His Legacy by Supporting a Brutal War on Yemen

Already the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, the war in Yemen was further flamed by Ryan’s most recent move.

Nov 15, 2018 / James Carden

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