Tag: foreign policy
Trump’s new foreign policy is the worst of both worlds
It's blustery nationalism plus the conventional pieties of the foreign policy establishment.
Baiting the hermit kingdom: No change in North Korea policy under...
Diplomacy may take time and patience, but if policymakers would put as much faith into it as they do to the military solutions that we’ve seen fail time and again, we might see some progress in easing tensions in many of the world’s hotspots, including on the Korean Peninsula.
How Obama took foreign policy forward – and back
When it came to race, climate, or diplomacy, Obama was like a visitor from the future. On trade and intervention, however, he was often stuck in the past.
America’s major challenges in Middle East policy in 2017
Trump’s announced Iran policy is a mess, and it remains to be seen if he can shape it into something meaningful.
The death of the international community?
The international community is a fragile thing. Will Donald Trump deliver its death blow?
A nonpartisan guide to national security and foreign policy issues in...
Is Trump a Russian agent? And is Clinton an emailing criminal? Will we be less safe during the next administration?
The Mosul Campaign and the Third Presidential Debate
Clinton was secretary of state, so why is she so flat-footed on these foreign policy issues?
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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...
Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.
Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law
Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.
Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight
Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.
Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot
Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.
Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated
The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.