The Old World Order Is Dying. What New World Order Is Struggling to Be Born? The Old World Order Is Dying. What New World Order Is Struggling to Be Born?
Some of the world’s largest, oldest empires are collapsing before our eyes, with no clear sign of what will happen next.
Jan 2, 2025 / Alfred McCoy
Biden’s Legacy on Cuba Biden’s Legacy on Cuba
On the 10th anniversary of Obama’s opening, the outgoing president should take immediate action because it is good for the US, good for the Cuban people—and the right thing to do....
Dec 17, 2024 / Peter Kornbluh
How Europe Can Learn to Love Trump How Europe Can Learn to Love Trump
Is it too late for Europe to unwind its dependence on the United States?
Dec 16, 2024 / Harrison Stetler
The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Strategic incoherence and factionalism reign.
Dec 9, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
How the War in Ukraine Has Been a Major Contributor to Global Inflation How the War in Ukraine Has Been a Major Contributor to Global Inflation
And it has been a strategic boon to the far right at home and abroad.
Dec 2, 2024 / Branko Marcetic
America Has Done Mass Deportation Before America Has Done Mass Deportation Before
From the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to the deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, Trump can easily find precedents for his policy. None of them ended well.
Nov 25, 2024 / Eric Foner
With Trump in the White House, Can Mexico Avoid Making the Drug War Even Bloodier? With Trump in the White House, Can Mexico Avoid Making the Drug War Even Bloodier?
Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has a plan to combat drug trafficking, but she has a problem: Donald Trump.
Nov 22, 2024 / Juan David Rojas
Warning From the Past Warning From the Past
In a new film, journalists confront a dictator.
Nov 20, 2024 / Elizabeth Becker
The Claim That Russia Doesn’t Possess Any Solid Red Lines—or Won’t Enforce Them—Isn’t Supported by Evidence The Claim That Russia Doesn’t Possess Any Solid Red Lines—or Won’t Enforce Them—Isn’t Supported by Evidence
Any policy debate on war must reckon with escalatory dynamics.
Sep 26, 2024 / Daniel R. DePetris