American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism American Cold Warriors Want to Fight Russia, Not Terrorism
As terrorists strike again, from Ankara and Berlin to Syria, the US political-media establishment is determined to disqualify Putin as a security partner for President-elect Trump.
Dec 21, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Progressive Values Don’t Stop at the Water’s Edge Progressive Values Don’t Stop at the Water’s Edge
Our foreign-policy alternative should be based on people’s actual concerns, not the made-up “crises” Washington think tanks cook up.
Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Stephen Miles
How American Exceptionalism Has Undermined Foreign Policy How American Exceptionalism Has Undermined Foreign Policy
End-of-history triumphalism will get us nowhere as the new century advances.
Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Patrick Lawrence
The Importance of Diplomacy in a World of Multiple Power Centers The Importance of Diplomacy in a World of Multiple Power Centers
None of the major powers have the capacity to overrule the others, but each has the ability to frustrate the designs of rivals.
Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Michael T. Klare
American Foreign Policy Has an Empathy Problem American Foreign Policy Has an Empathy Problem
We need to understand the perspectives of important actors clearly enough to calculate the likely consequences of our actions.
Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Robert Wright
The Democratization of US Foreign Policy The Democratization of US Foreign Policy
It’s the only way to stop a dangeous imperialist tradition.
Dec 21, 2016 / Feature / Jeffrey D. Sachs
Cold War Hysteria vs. US National Security Cold War Hysteria vs. US National Security
Allegations that Putin “stole” the election for Trump further prevent the urgent discussion needed to cope with grave new Cold War dangers.
Dec 15, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
John Bolton’s Cozy Relationship With Anti-Muslim Hate Groups Should Disqualify Him From Public Service John Bolton’s Cozy Relationship With Anti-Muslim Hate Groups Should Disqualify Him From Public Service
Trump’s likely nominee for deputy secretary of state has a long history of making enemies on both sides of the aisle—and of vouching for Islamophobic propagandists.
Dec 14, 2016 / Eli Clifton
Remembering El Mozote, the Worst Massacre in Modern Latin American History Remembering El Mozote, the Worst Massacre in Modern Latin American History
For decades, justice was denied and survivors were afraid to talk. But recently an international court found the government guilty, and a local judge has reopened a case against th...
Dec 13, 2016 / Sarah Esther Maslin
Reaching Out and Holding Ground Reaching Out and Holding Ground
Austria’s recent presidential election was reduced to a facile narrative about the rejection of far-right populism, but the real story is more complicated.
Dec 12, 2016 / Paweł Marczewski