The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Strategic incoherence and factionalism reign.
Dec 9, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
At CPAC Argentina, a Preview of Donald Trump’s Second Term At CPAC Argentina, a Preview of Donald Trump’s Second Term
A far-right international extending from Lara Trump and Steve Bannon to Jair Bolsonaro and Javier Milei joined reactionaries across Europe to promise no safe quarter for the left....
Dec 6, 2024 / Jacob Sugarman
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and the Marcos-Duterte Feud Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and the Marcos-Duterte Feud
The clash between the Philippines's dynastic duo is an entertaining political soap opera. But this spat has the potential to turn violent very fast.
Dec 6, 2024 / Walden Bello
South Korean Protesters Thwarted More Than Just a Coup Attempt South Korean Protesters Thwarted More Than Just a Coup Attempt
The uprising against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prevented him from seizing dictatorial powers. It may also help avoid a cold war with China.
Dec 4, 2024 / John Carl Baker
Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire
Amin El Gamal, head of SAG-AFTRA's committee on Middle Eastern and North African members, has advocated for a statement supporting a ceasefire in Gaza—so far without success
Nov 25, 2024 / Ben Schwartz
Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man
After the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, business leaders made a show of shunning Saudi Arabia, doing deals only behind closed doors. Now it’s all out in the open.
Nov 25, 2024 / Jonathan Guyer
Climate Change Is the Real National Security Threat Climate Change Is the Real National Security Threat
In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, it’s clear we’re defending against the wrong perils.
Nov 25, 2024 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
With Trump in the White House, Can Mexico Avoid Making the Drug War Even Bloodier? With Trump in the White House, Can Mexico Avoid Making the Drug War Even Bloodier?
Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has a plan to combat drug trafficking, but she has a problem: Donald Trump.
Nov 22, 2024 / Juan David Rojas
Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine
Instead of preparing for inevitable negotiations, the outgoing president adds fuel to the fire.
Nov 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Second Presidency Will Only Accelerate America's Imperial Decline Trump’s Second Presidency Will Only Accelerate America's Imperial Decline
Trump is on track to bring a hasty end, silent or otherwise, to an “American Century” of global dominion.
Nov 21, 2024 / Alfred McCoy