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.

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
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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
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.

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James Carden

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.”

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

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.

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.