Foreign Policy

A man walking with a face mask in Kibera, a slum of Nairobi

Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus

If reporting doesn’t improve, the creativity and agency of swaths of humanity will be lost to history.

May 11, 2020 / Nanjala Nyabola

V-E Day Was 75 Years Ago. How Relevant Is It Today?

V-E Day Was 75 Years Ago. How Relevant Is It Today? V-E Day Was 75 Years Ago. How Relevant Is It Today?

The dark cloud of World War II has stopped recent US leaders from seeing the world as it actually is.

May 6, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Trump’s Pandemic Response Signals That American Lives Are More Disposable Than Ever

Trump’s Pandemic Response Signals That American Lives Are More Disposable Than Ever Trump’s Pandemic Response Signals That American Lives Are More Disposable Than Ever

With Covid-19, the assassin in chief in distant lands has transformed himself into a stone-cold killer here at home.

May 1, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump

Comparing the US’s and China’s Response to Covid-19 Comparing the US’s and China’s Response to Covid-19

When humanity emerges from this crisis, the standing global order may look quite different.

Apr 28, 2020 / Dilip Hiro

US forces wearing protective gear on an air base

How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19 How Trump’s Foreign Policy Puts Troops at Risk of Covid-19

A leaked intelligence brief reveals US sanctions have “left Iran bereft of financial resources to mount an effective public health response.”

Apr 22, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

Biden sits in front of a US flag

What Progressives Could Teach Joe Biden About Foreign Policy What Progressives Could Teach Joe Biden About Foreign Policy

There are several critical initiatives that the presumptive Democratic nominee should embrace.

Apr 21, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mike Pompeo and Mark Esper look on during meeting with Indian military officials

How the ‘West Point Mafia’ Runs Washington How the ‘West Point Mafia’ Runs Washington

From Congress to K Street, a small cohort of men exert immense influence on American political life.

Apr 10, 2020 / Danny Sjursen

Exclusive: Inside Trump’s Failed Plan to Surveil the Canadian Border

Exclusive: Inside Trump’s Failed Plan to Surveil the Canadian Border Exclusive: Inside Trump’s Failed Plan to Surveil the Canadian Border

A leaked memo shows Customs and Border Protection requested millions of dollars to monitor the movements of Canadian citizens.

Apr 10, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein

The Racial Politics of ‘Return’

The Racial Politics of ‘Return’ The Racial Politics of ‘Return’

Tourism initiatives in Ghana and beyond leave out black people without the economic means to travel.

Apr 10, 2020 / Edna Bonhomme

Trump speaking and gesturing.

Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace Trump, Our Grifter in Chief, Is a Global Menace

In one week, he threatened to cut off US funding to the WHO, touted an unproven Covid-19 cure, and fired the watchdog overseeing the congressional bailout.

Apr 10, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

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