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Drug War and Drug PolicyJuly 7, 2021
The War on Drugs Is 50 Years Old
It’s a war we were destined—and that we deserved—to lose.
Alfred W. McCoy
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Foreign PolicyDecember 3, 2018
These 5 Academics Have Brought Us to the Brink of Geopolitical Disaster
Do you know their names?
Alfred W. McCoy
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Foreign PolicyApril 9, 2018
Is a Modern Chinese Navy a Threat to the United States?
China’s rising presence in the Indian and Pacific oceans has far-reaching implications for our world order.
Alfred W. McCoy
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US Wars and Military ActionSeptember 26, 2017
This Is What World War III With China Might Look Like
Spoiler alert: We probably wouldn’t win.
Alfred W. McCoy
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Foreign PolicyJuly 17, 2017
Trump’s Foreign-Policy Meltdown
Undermining confidence and alienating allies, Trump has already undone years of American diplomacy.
Alfred W. McCoy
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 24, 2015
You Must Follow International Law (Unless You’re America)
How Washington gave itself a global get-out-of-jail-free card.
Alfred W. McCoy
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HistoryJuly 16, 2013
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Arms SpendingNovember 8, 2012
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Foreign PolicyAugust 14, 2012
Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad
How two administrations and both parties made illegality the American way of life.
Alfred W. McCoy
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GovernmentApril 25, 2011
An Empire of Autocrats, Aristocrats and Uniformed Thugs Begins to Totter
Across the Greater Middle East from Tunisia and Egypt to Bahrain and Yemen, democratic protests are threatening to sweep away subordinate elites crucial to the wielding of American power.
Alfred W. McCoy and Brett Reilly