Foreign Policy

Trump Putin G20

Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit? Who’s Afraid of a Trump-Putin Summit?

If it actually occurs, never in the 75-year history of such US-Russian meetings will an American president have had so much opposition and so little support at home.

Jun 27, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen

Immigrant children separated

Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids Trump’s Border: Gitmo for Kids

The Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility set the stage structurally, institutionally, and legally for what we’ve just witnessed at the border.

Jun 26, 2018 / Karen J. Greenberg

Why Are Mainstream Media Slandering Mexico’s López Obrador?

Why Are Mainstream Media Slandering Mexico’s López Obrador? Why Are Mainstream Media Slandering Mexico’s López Obrador?

Instead of recognizing neoliberalism’s failure, they attack the Mexican leader who has successfully indicted it.

Jun 26, 2018 / James North

nicaragua protests

What Will Become of Nicaragua? What Will Become of Nicaragua?

Civil unrest marks a crucial tipping point in the country’s history of political revolution.

Jun 25, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon

Snapshots of Our Bloated Military Budget

Snapshots of Our Bloated Military Budget Snapshots of Our Bloated Military Budget

The Pentagon has seriously misplaced priorities.

Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Lindsay Koshgarian

China’s Bigger Economic Threat

China’s Bigger Economic Threat China’s Bigger Economic Threat

Would the US be better off helping stabilize the Chinese economy, rather than gearing up for a trade war?

Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Walden Bello

It’s Time for the United States to Adopt a New Humanitarian Grand Strategy

It’s Time for the United States to Adopt a New Humanitarian Grand Strategy It’s Time for the United States to Adopt a New Humanitarian Grand Strategy

Rather than continue along our current path of retreat, the country must dedicate itself to responding to—and preventing—global crises.

Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Madeline Rose

Extreme Inequality Creates Global Disorder

Extreme Inequality Creates Global Disorder Extreme Inequality Creates Global Disorder

And it’s a problem that can only have a political solution.

Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / James K. Galbraith

Will the Foreign-Policy Establishment Learn From Trump’s Election Victory?

Will the Foreign-Policy Establishment Learn From Trump’s Election Victory? Will the Foreign-Policy Establishment Learn From Trump’s Election Victory?

The elites have reinforced a global order in which the “winners” are protected and the “losers” are ignored.

Jun 21, 2018 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage

Nuclear Weapons Pose the Ultimate Threat to Mankind

Nuclear Weapons Pose the Ultimate Threat to Mankind Nuclear Weapons Pose the Ultimate Threat to Mankind

A growing number of movements are dedicated to making sure they’re banned.

Jun 21, 2018 / Feature / Betsy Taylor

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