We Are the Marauders
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is an anti-war epic with a warning about the perils of xenophobia.
The Widening Arc of Israeli-Led Regime Change
From Gaza to Lebanon to Tehran, Israel aims to transform the Middle East order.
Washington Sent 7,000 Troops to Deter China
But Beijing didn’t get the message.
When War with Iran Is No Longer a Washington Consensus
The Iran debate is increasingly about the limits and costs of war—and the relationship between Washington’s interests and Israel’s priorities.
How Washington Is Recasting the American Left as a Foreign Threat
The State Department stretches real spy cases into a sweeping theory of ideological subversion.
The New Face of Progressive Politics in Japan
Can a mother dreaming of peace for children lead the most progressive political party in Japan?
America’s Sanctions Are Building a Post-Dollar World
Washington’s favorite tool of coercion is still powerful—but overuse is teaching the rest of the world how to live without it.
Rubio Vows to Dismantle the ICC Brick by Brick
What can the Trump administration really do to disrupt the work of the International Criminal Court?
Pakistan: The Country Both Sides Call When the Bombing Starts
The order that lectures the Global South about restraint and responsibility did not prevent the Iran war and cannot end it.
After Apartheid: South Africa’s New Politics of Belonging
Anti-immigrant sentiment threatens to upend South Africa’s inclusive democracy.
Trump’s War at Home
The administration’s ruthless deportation policy is wrecking lives, communities, and the U.S. economy. It may turn out to be a political albatross as well.
Gaza, the West Bank, and the Weight of an Unfinished History
The political winds in the United States are beginning to shift against Israel’s policies in the region.
Is China Claudia Sheinbaum’s Model for Mexico?
A new health care reform based on biometric identity carries risks of function creep and future authoritarianism.
Why the West Fails to See China’s Strategic Horizon
China is playing the long game.