James Carden

James W. Carden is a contributing writer for foreign affairs at The Nation. He served as a policy adviser to the Special Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and the Office of Russia Affairs at the US State Department. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Quartz, The American Conservative, and The National Interest.

War and PeaceJune 24, 2020

John Bolton Is a Terrorist in Pinstripes

Hard as it is to believe, there are even crazier people in the federal government than President Donald Trump.

James Carden
Foreign PolicyMay 26, 2020

Withdrawing From Open Skies Puts the US at Odds With the World

Trump’s latest assault on global arms control makes him and the United States the odd man out.

James Carden
WorldApril 22, 2020

Iran Is Suffering Under the Coronavirus, and the US Is Imposing Fresh Sanctions

As the Trump administration tightens the screws on Iran, Biden and the Democratic establishment dither, or worse.

James Carden
April 3, 2020

The Difference Between America’s Coronavirus Response and Norway’s

A conversation with Ann Jones, who recently returned to the United States from Norway, about the handling of this crisis.

James Carden
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Nuclear Arms and ProliferationJanuary 23, 2020

Stumbling Toward Doomsday

With the Doomsday Clock now set to 100 seconds to midnight, elder statesmen and scientists urge action.

James Carden
National SecurityJanuary 8, 2020

Will This Billionaire-Funded Think Tank Get Its War With Iran?

The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies’ militaristic influence on US policy toward Iran is working. Suleimani’s assassination is evidence of that.

James Carden
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.

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James Carden

War and PeaceJune 24, 2020

Hard as it is to believe, there are even crazier people in the federal government than President Donald Trump.

Foreign PolicyMay 26, 2020

Trump’s latest assault on global arms control makes him and the United States the odd man out.

WorldApril 22, 2020

As the Trump administration tightens the screws on Iran, Biden and the Democratic establishment dither, or worse.

April 3, 2020

A conversation with Ann Jones, who recently returned to the United States from Norway, about the handling of this crisis.

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

Nuclear Arms and ProliferationJanuary 23, 2020

With the Doomsday Clock now set to 100 seconds to midnight, elder statesmen and scientists urge action.

National SecurityJanuary 8, 2020

The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies’ militaristic influence on US policy toward Iran is working. Suleimani’s assassination is evidence of that.

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.