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.

John Bolton

John Bolton Is a Terrorist in Pinstripes 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.

Jun 24, 2020 / James Carden

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

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

May 26, 2020 / James Carden

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

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

Apr 22, 2020 / no-paywall / James Carden

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

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

Apr 3, 2020 / no-paywall / James Carden

Stumbling Toward Doomsday

Stumbling Toward Doomsday Stumbling Toward Doomsday

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

Jan 23, 2020 / James Carden

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

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

Jan 8, 2020 / James Carden

Tulsi Gabbard TPP

The Demonization of Dissent The Demonization of Dissent

McCarthyism has gone mainstream.

Oct 28, 2019 / Hard Paywall / James Carden

Trump in a Car MAGA

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

Oct 17, 2019 / James Carden

A Coalition to Save the World

A Coalition to Save the World A Coalition to Save the World

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

Oct 2, 2019 / James Carden

John Bolton at CPAC

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

Aug 15, 2019 / James Carden

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