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
We Need to Reorganize More than the Military
U.S. defense and diplomacy needs a major redesign to get serious about strategic competition with China and Russia.
Ideas
US Troops Should Withdraw from Syria, Not Protect Oil Companies
Keeping 500 troops in-country to help Delta Crescent Energy drill only hurts America’s national security.
Ideas
To Rebuild America’s Weakened Alliances, Heal Its Diplomatic Corps
To guide us through troubled waters, we need a competent, influential, and re-invigorated State Department.
Ideas
Trump Should Teach Erdogan a Lesson in Law, Not Corruption
The president offered to help Turkey’s strongman beat U.S. courts, John Bolton has revealed. It only helps Iran.
Policy
Trump Eases Restrictions On Armed Drone Sales Abroad
US says changes needed to compete with China, but critics say it may only alienate allies.
Policy
With Cold War Language, Pompeo Defines Trump’s Plan for ‘Totalitarian’ China
In the fourth major China policy speech by administration leaders in the past month, Pompeo says the US can’t go back to the era of engagement.
Ideas
Trump’s All-Stick, No-Carrot Approach Has Brought Two US Adversaries Together
The blooming China-Iran bilateral relationship serve as a warning to U.S. policymakers.
Ideas
It’s Too Late for US-Russia-China Arms-Control Fantasies
As U.S. and Russian negotiators open two days of talks in Vienna, they should waste no more time talking about a tripartite agreement.
Policy
Trump To Sanction ICC Officials Investigating Alleged US War Crimes In Afghanistan
The court’s top prosecutor found that the U.S. military may have committed “torture.”
Ideas
Americans Should Fight Propaganda, Like We Used To
Do we care what the rest of the world believes about us? We should.
Threats
If Given OK, US Could Conduct a Nuclear Test in a Matter of Months, Pentagon Official Says
This comes as senior national security officials are reportedly discussing whether to conduct a test.
Threats
Pompeo Announces Open Skies Withdrawal
As Trump scraps a third security accord, his arms-control negotiator says the U.S. and Russia will talk about a new one.
Policy
Pompeo Defends Firing Of State IG
Charges that the dismissal was retaliatory are “patently false,” he says.
Ideas
The Pandemic’s Geopolitical Aftershocks Are Coming
Western capitals aren’t just worried about the risk of a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
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