Ideas
Beijing’s Warning Shot to Biden
U.S. policymakers must begin treating sanctions by other countries as a serious national security threat.
Ideas
Iran Will Still be a Slog
We can expect Tehran to use three tactics to seek advantage in negotiations.
Ideas
Gaslighting Can’t Obscure Trump’s Iran Failures
The Biden administration must make a firm break from Trump’s approach and restore the status quo ante.
Policy
Exclusive: Longtime US Diplomat Weighs America’s Legacy in Syria
The immediate damage of the Turkish invasion has been repaired, Bill Roebuck says, but warns ISIS could reemerge without more U.S. assistance.
Threats
Biden Team Highlights Cybersecurity With First Cabinet Picks
Familiar faces will likely have to revisit efforts around information-sharing and establishing global norms.
Ideas
Give Us That Democracy Summit, President Biden
A long time ago, before the pandemic, he promised to convene free-world leaders. It’s still a good idea.
Ideas
Whatever Happens in the Election, Get Ready for a Rocky Transition
Trump says if he loses, he won’t help hand over power, and if he wins, he'll root out government employees he deems disloyal to him.
Business
Will COVID-Stressed Countries Slow Their Arms Buys?
State Department’s political-military leader sees mixed signals from abroad.
Policy
Is Iraq’s Military Good Enough for US Troops to Leave?
After 17 years of fighting Saddam, AQ, and ISIS, officials say support for Baghdad and its security forces remains key to fending off Iran.
Policy
‘Stunning’ Executive Order Enables Politicized Civil Service
President Trump's new directive allows thousands of federal jobs now filled through competition to be turned into at-will positions.
Ideas
As the US Slumps Away, China Subsumes African Security Arrangements
Organizations created to fight terror groups after 9/11 are becoming conduits for Beijing’s surveillance and influence.
Ideas
To Reboot Arms Control, Start with Small Steps
Stop accusing. Set aside questions of structure. Start talking.
Ideas
China or Your Soul? Pompeo’s Thunder Falls Flat on Corporate Ears
Companies keep choosing to serve the Chinese market — and that’s likely not good news for the Pentagon.
Ideas
Washington’s Arms Control Delusions and Bluffs
The Trump administration’s stances on nuclear negotiations don’t even make sense as a starting point.
Ideas
US Punishes International Criminal Court for Investigating Potential War Crimes in Afghanistan
The court prosecutes genocide, torture and grave wartime abuses worldwide. Trump's executive order imposes on its lawyers and judges the kind of sanctions usually used on foreign terrorists.
Ideas
Will Trumpism Change Republican Foreign Policy Permanently?
The president did not just challenge Republican orthodoxy. He also blew up its establishment.
Ideas
