President Biden’s Trip to Asia President Biden’s Trip to Asia
Dividing the world into rival blocs, the Cold War way.
May 30, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
9 Reasons Why You Should Care About Trade 9 Reasons Why You Should Care About Trade
Elites make trade boring for a reason. Here’s how to fight back.
Jun 17, 2019 / Ethan Earle
Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever
The president who coined “the art of the deal” has drastically reduced his country’s value globally.
Aug 23, 2018 / Dilip Hiro
Is a Modern Chinese Navy a Threat to the United States? 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.
Apr 9, 2018 / Alfred W. McCoy
The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown―Real War Is Far More Likely
America’s trading partners will probably just wait for Trump to move on to his next distraction—which could be a shooting war.
Mar 28, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot
America First Actually Means China First America First Actually Means China First
“Rivals” are stepping into the vacuum created by Trump’s isolationism.
Feb 6, 2018 / Dilip Hiro
Trump’s Renegotiation of NAFTA Is Starting to Look a Lot Like the TPP Trump’s Renegotiation of NAFTA Is Starting to Look a Lot Like the TPP
What happened to his campaign promise to write better rules for trade?
Jul 18, 2017 / David Dayen
Donald Trump Might Set a Record—for the Biggest Decline of American Power in History Donald Trump Might Set a Record—for the Biggest Decline of American Power in History
When the Trump years come to an end, will the United States be a pariah nation?
Jun 13, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
The Stunning Disappearance of Candidate Trump The Stunning Disappearance of Candidate Trump
And how Democrats must respond to his broken promises.
Apr 21, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage
How Our Foreign-Policy Elites Manufactured the Korea Crisis How Our Foreign-Policy Elites Manufactured the Korea Crisis
The attack on the Syrian airfield was a message to North Korea and China—and a demonstration of Trump’s capitulation to the imperial clique.
Apr 20, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence