How Did the United States Abandon Diplomacy? How Did the United States Abandon Diplomacy?
Trump’s disregard for internationalism is destroying the American diplomatic tradition.
May 22, 2018 / Alfred McCoy
Fortress America Is Crumbling Fortress America Is Crumbling
Trump’s inept one-man diplomacy is wrecking US foreign policy.
Jan 16, 2018 / Alfred McCoy
America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan America Is Losing Yet Another Drug War—in Afghanistan
Opium is the fundamental factor driving the Taliban’s success, but try telling that to Donald Trump.
Nov 13, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
The Pentagon’s Next Frontier for War Might be Space The Pentagon’s Next Frontier for War Might be Space
And that should scare us.
Sep 11, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
Growing Up With Big Brother Growing Up With Big Brother
A historian tracks half a century of evolving state surveillance.
Aug 24, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
Donald Trump’s Election Was Part of a Startling Global Trend in 2016 Donald Trump’s Election Was Part of a Startling Global Trend in 2016
Around the world, violent populism is on the rise.
Apr 3, 2017 / Alfred McCoy
The Drug That Makes the Taliban Possible The Drug That Makes the Taliban Possible
Until Washington deals with Afghanistan’s economic dependence on opium, the Taliban aren’t going anywhere.
Feb 22, 2016 / Alfred McCoy
Barack Obama Is a Foreign Policy Grandmaster Barack Obama Is a Foreign Policy Grandmaster
The president has executed a subtle geopolitical strategy with the potential to extend American empire well into the 21st century.
Sep 15, 2015 / Alfred McCoy
Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China? Will the 21st Century Pit Washington Against China?
The drawbacks of Washington’s grand strategy for global dominion.
Jun 8, 2015 / Alfred McCoy
Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power
One key goal of NSA surveillance of world leaders is not US national security but political blackmail—as it has been since 1898.
Jan 21, 2014 / Alfred McCoy