Foreign Policy

Ukraine peace protest

We Must End the War on Ukraine—and Put an End to Perpetual Wars We Must End the War on Ukraine—and Put an End to Perpetual Wars

A revived Cold War triggered by Putin’s invasion would distract from bigger threats.

Mar 1, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Memory Wars in Russia and Ukraine

Memory Wars in Russia and Ukraine Memory Wars in Russia and Ukraine

The current fighting is about territory, but also about history.

Mar 1, 2022 / Vadim Nikitin

Trump Putin Vietnam

The Coming Republican Civil War Over Russia The Coming Republican Civil War Over Russia

The crucial debate goes on hold during the invasion of Ukraine, while Republican realists remain MIA.

Mar 1, 2022 / Jeet Heer

A man in a mask is surrounded by police

The Spectacular Fall of Honduras’s Juan Orlando Hernandez The Spectacular Fall of Honduras’s Juan Orlando Hernandez

The former president will face drug charges in a US court, but it was the US that empowered him.

Feb 28, 2022 / Jared Olson

UPRISING

UPRISING UPRISING

Vlad the Inhaler.

Feb 25, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change?

Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change? Will the Fight for Hegemony Survive Climate Change?

Even if China were to become the preeminent world power around 2030, the accelerating pace of climate change would likely curtail its rise within decades.

Feb 25, 2022 / Alfred McCoy

Military training abroad

With Violence, America Reaps What It Sows With Violence, America Reaps What It Sows

The hum of the continuing violence embedded in this country’s war-making structure is so constant that most of us don’t even notice or question it.

Feb 24, 2022 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

Ukraine soldiers near tank

Russia, Ukraine, and the New Bipartisanship in Washington Russia, Ukraine, and the New Bipartisanship in Washington

Democrats and Republicans unite in boosting Pentagon spending.

Feb 23, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Green Berets at a training in Nevada

America’s Disastrous 60-Year War America’s Disastrous 60-Year War

Most Americans simply take it for granted that war, or threats of war, having defined our immediate past, will define our future as well.

Feb 17, 2022 / William Astore

Putin and Kerry

Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment? Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment?

The people now gunning for a showdown with Putin were gunning for a showdown with Saddam Hussein two decades ago—with the same promises of a happy outcome.

Feb 16, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich

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