Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny
The United States probably won’t annex Canada. But Trump’s imperial dreams are already destabilizing the world.
Jan 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Jimmy Carter’s Biographer on the Late President’s Biggest Regret Jimmy Carter’s Biographer on the Late President’s Biggest Regret
Carter summoned Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat to Camp David to make peace, not apartheid, in the Middle East. But the Israeli president broke his promise to freeze settlements.
Jan 9, 2025 / Kai Bird
Donald Trump’s 21st-Century Colonialism Donald Trump’s 21st-Century Colonialism
Trump’s obsession with claiming Greenland and its people for the US is just a new version of the same old imperialist story.
Jan 9, 2025 / John Nichols
Sednaya Prison and the CIA Sednaya Prison and the CIA
Coverage of Syria’s prisons overlooks their decades-long use as key destinations for extraordinary rendition, where terror suspects were sent for brutal interrogations.
Jan 7, 2025 / Barbara Koeppel
In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want cheap labor—not a multiracial democracy.
Jan 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals Beijing Calls Washington’s Bluff on Strategic Metals
China’s latest export restriction lays bare the complex geopolitics behind President Trump’s proposed tariffs—and the green energy transition.
Jan 2, 2025 / Nicolas Niarchos
As an Ex-President, Jimmy Carter Fought for Peace As an Ex-President, Jimmy Carter Fought for Peace
He did more to advocate for peace as an ex-president than most politicians did in their entire career.
Dec 29, 2024 / Obituary / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What to Expect With Trump’s Future China Policy What to Expect With Trump’s Future China Policy
China is considered the Big One by those in Trump’s entourage responsible for devising foreign policy.
Dec 23, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
The “Blob” Is Furious About Gaza. But That’s Not Enough. The “Blob” Is Furious About Gaza. But That’s Not Enough.
The foreign policy proletariat needs to stop filtering its dissent through official channels and start taking more radical action.
Dec 19, 2024 / Josef Burton
South Korea's Autumn of the Patriarchy South Korea's Autumn of the Patriarchy
President Yoon Suk-yeol is the first of his country's leaders eager to be a stooge of both Washington and Tokyo. His impeachment is testimony to the strength of Korean democracy.
Dec 19, 2024 / Bruce Cumings