Foreign Policy

When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress

When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress When Bobby Kennedy Proposed a Radical Rethink of the Measures of American Progress

If he had been elected, there is no telling how transformational this new approach might have been.

Jun 5, 2018 / John Nichols

Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need

Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need Meet the New, Super-Expensive Stealth Bomber the US Doesn’t Need

Jimmy Carter once canceled a massive weapons project because it was useless. Would Trump?

Jun 4, 2018 / William J. Astore

Putin Annual Address

Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia Debasing US Policy Discourse About Russia

Is Putin really a “pariah” and Russia “isolated from the international community”?

May 30, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Hagel speaks with Afghanistan troops

These Documents Reveal a Bizarre War Game Being Played by the Pentagon These Documents Reveal a Bizarre War Game Being Played by the Pentagon

It’s dystopian fiction—written by the US military.

May 29, 2018 / Nick Turse

Schumer and Democrats

Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War Democrats Are Missing the Opportunity to Offer an Alternative to Endless War

The Democrats’ failure to advance a bold progressive alternative to President Trump’s belligerent policies and bloated defense budgets is a huge missed opportunity.

May 29, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

John Bolton

John Bolton Gets Another Chance to Undermine the UN John Bolton Gets Another Chance to Undermine the UN

Unlike Nikki Haley, his aim is destruction, not repair.

May 25, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

Trump speaks to navy and shipyard personnel

Forget ‘America First’—Donald Trump’s Policy Is Drones First Forget ‘America First’—Donald Trump’s Policy Is Drones First

In Niger and elsewhere, Washington is using drones to expand the “War on Terror.”

May 25, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon

With Trump’s Cancellation of the Summit With Kim, Korea Is Back in Crisis Mode

With Trump’s Cancellation of the Summit With Kim, Korea Is Back in Crisis Mode With Trump’s Cancellation of the Summit With Kim, Korea Is Back in Crisis Mode

John Bolton’s intervention, with an assist from Mike Pence, was disastrous—but it’s not too late to get the talks back on track.

May 24, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Stefan Halper Youtube

Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts Intel ‘Informants’ and ‘Suspicious Contacts’ Echo Dark Pasts

McCarthyism and firsthand recollections of Soviet surveillance practices.

May 23, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Donald Trump withdraws from TPP

How Did the United States Abandon Diplomacy? How Did the United States Abandon Diplomacy?

Trump’s disregard for internationalism is destroying the American diplomatic tradition.

May 22, 2018 / Alfred McCoy

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