James Carden

James W. Carden served as an adviser on Russia policy at the US State Department. A contributing writer at The Nation, his work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Quartz, The American Conservative and The National Interest. He is executive editor for the American Committee for East-West Accord. He serves on the Board of the Simone Weil Center for Political Philosophy.

PoliticsOctober 28, 2019

The Demonization of Dissent

McCarthyism has gone mainstream.

James Carden
Foreign PolicyOctober 17, 2019

Trump’s Withdrawal From the Open Skies Treaty Jeopardizes US National Security

The president’s foreign policy isn’t “America First,” it’s “America Alone.”

James Carden
Nuclear Arms and ProliferationOctober 2, 2019

A Coalition to Save the World

Women state legislators and advocacy groups are uniting to call for a no-first-use nuclear policy.

James Carden
WorldAugust 15, 2019

Progressives Are Right to Endorse a ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Weapons Policy

Donald Trump and John Bolton are busy dismantling the global nuclear nonproliferation regime. Elizabeth Warren has the right response.

James Carden
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Foreign PolicyAugust 5, 2019

Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China

Bannon joins forces with neocons and re-forms the Committee on the Present Danger to focus on China.

James Carden
PoliticsJuly 30, 2019

The Pompeo Commission Is Weaponizing Human Rights

This effort is another in a long line of efforts by Christian conservatives to interpret “human rights” to further their own parochial agenda.

James Carden
PoliticsJuly 19, 2019

As Trump Tears Up Our Treaties, Can Local Efforts Yield Diplomatic Fruit?

A bipartisan bill seeks to bolster the diplomatic efforts of state and local leaders.

James Carden
Election 2020June 13, 2019

Pete Buttigieg’s Comprehensive Foreign-Policy Vision

In a speech at Indiana University, Mayor Pete promised to end America’s endless wars, support nuclear nonproliferation, and rejoin the Iran nuclear deal.

James Carden
WorldApril 30, 2019

Time to Pursue an International Cyber Treaty?

The Mueller report findings show a cyber “wild west” is not in the US national interest.

James Carden
Foreign PolicyApril 11, 2019

How ‘Russiagate’ Has Reshaped American and Russian Public Opinion

As a new study reveals growing distrust between the populations of the two countries, citizen diplomacy becomes all the more important.

James Carden

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James Carden

PoliticsOctober 28, 2019

McCarthyism has gone mainstream.

Foreign PolicyOctober 17, 2019

The president’s foreign policy isn’t “America First,” it’s “America Alone.”

Nuclear Arms and ProliferationOctober 2, 2019

Women state legislators and advocacy groups are uniting to call for a no-first-use nuclear policy.

WorldAugust 15, 2019

Donald Trump and John Bolton are busy dismantling the global nuclear nonproliferation regime. Elizabeth Warren has the right response.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Foreign PolicyAugust 5, 2019

Bannon joins forces with neocons and re-forms the Committee on the Present Danger to focus on China.

PoliticsJuly 30, 2019

This effort is another in a long line of efforts by Christian conservatives to interpret “human rights” to further their own parochial agenda.

PoliticsJuly 19, 2019

A bipartisan bill seeks to bolster the diplomatic efforts of state and local leaders.

Election 2020June 13, 2019

In a speech at Indiana University, Mayor Pete promised to end America’s endless wars, support nuclear nonproliferation, and rejoin the Iran nuclear deal.

WorldApril 30, 2019

The Mueller report findings show a cyber “wild west” is not in the US national interest.

Foreign PolicyApril 11, 2019

As a new study reveals growing distrust between the populations of the two countries, citizen diplomacy becomes all the more important.