Trump’s Taiwan Kerfuffle—and How the Policy Wonks Got It Wrong Trump’s Taiwan Kerfuffle—and How the Policy Wonks Got It Wrong
The claim that he had no idea of the political and diplomatic implications when he took his call from Taipei does not hold water.
Dec 9, 2016 / Patrick Lawrence
What’s Next for Cuban Sports? What’s Next for Cuban Sports?
Here’s a perspective from Baltimore Orioles owner John Angelos, who attempted to use baseball to liberalize relations between the two countries.
Dec 9, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Mad Men: Trump May Be the Perfect Vehicle for Kissinger’s Philosophy Mad Men: Trump May Be the Perfect Vehicle for Kissinger’s Philosophy
The elder statesman has always insisted on the importance of unpredictability, even irrationality, in diplomacy.
Dec 8, 2016 / Greg Grandin
President Obama Can Help Prevent Torture From Making a Comeback President Obama Can Help Prevent Torture From Making a Comeback
We need to know the whole truth about the Bush administration’s torture program.
Dec 8, 2016 / Elizabeth Holtzman
With Mattis, Trump Adds Another Iran Hawk to His Cabinet With Mattis, Trump Adds Another Iran Hawk to His Cabinet
Trump’s promise to pursue an “America First” foreign policy may prove to be, like much else about the president-elect, just talk.
Dec 7, 2016 / James Carden
Keith Ellison Is No Anti-Semite Keith Ellison Is No Anti-Semite
The candidate for DNC chair is being criticized for taking positions that are perfectly consistent with the views of the majority of American Jews.
Dec 7, 2016 / John Nichols
Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War Neo-McCarthyism and the New Cold War
The preceding Cold War generated a prolonged slurring and suppression of dissenting American voices, and it may be happening again.
Dec 7, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
Barack Obama’s Crash Course in Foreign Policy Barack Obama’s Crash Course in Foreign Policy
After eight years on the job and many mistakes, he has gone from callow rookie to seasoned veteran.
Dec 7, 2016 / Feature / Andrew J. Bacevich
This Fratricidal War of Ours: A Referendum Divides the Italian Left This Fratricidal War of Ours: A Referendum Divides the Italian Left
The left seemed to have been infected by the mad-dog rhetoric of Beppe Grillo of the Five Star Movement.
Dec 6, 2016 / Frederika Randall
Détente Now: A New Call for Peace, Security, and Cooperation Détente Now: A New Call for Peace, Security, and Cooperation
Civic and religious leaders in Germany are spearheading a new initiative to avoid war between Russia and the West.
Dec 6, 2016 / Gilbert Doctorow, Ute Finckh-Krämer, Ludger Volmer, Rolf Ekéus, and Noam Chomsky