With the war in Ukraine grinding into stalemate, the danger is no longer breakthrough but escalation beyond anyone’s control.

The administration is targeting travelers who criticize US policy.

As Rapid Support Forces cut off the flow of resources to western Sudan, hunger, cholera, and violence abound.

My mother miraculously survived a series of health scares—but she barely survived our country’s hospitals.

Through Nkrumah’s story, Howard French charts the history of African decolonization and the American civil rights movement.

A neocon in the land of Nairi.

Hawkish rhetoric from the national security establishment isn’t grappling with the complex challenges posed by China’s rise.

The administration is targeting travelers who criticize US policy.

After decades of covert operations, the CIA director has given the Cubans an overt ultimatum for change on the island.

By failing to absorb the lessons of Iran’s strategic victories, the White House is on course to turn the present stalemate into a disastrous quagmire.

The problem of simultaneity.

Congress took an important symbolic step toward reasserting its authority over war powers. But much, much more needs to be done.