All Commentaries
India’s Foreign Policy Surrender
Deference to Trump and the United States has undermined India’s strategic independence.
Do No Harm: Apply This Standard to U.S. Foreign Policy
Where economic and diplomatic tools were once used as first solutions, the Trump administration is now going with the military first.
Trump’s Dual Obsessions Are Colliding, and China Is Gaining Ground
Wars and tariffs are combining to administer a one-two punch to U.S. global position.
Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Stupidity
Many countries still go to war believing that God is on their side. Just as dangerous are those that believe that they will win because technology is on their side.
The Annals of an Empire in Free Fall
The United States has become the most dangerous country in the world.
The U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Is Illegal. Here’s Why That Matters.
If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.
Water Under Fire
Attacks on desalination plants could escalate the Iran conflict.
A Ground War in Iran Would Be America’s Worst Strategic Mistake Yet
Boots on the ground in Iran will be a demonstration not of U.S. strength but of its limits.
The War That Changed the Terms of Iran’s Crisis
The war has shifted the crisis onto ground that favors the regime’s hardest institutions and away from the domestic contest over legitimacy that had left the state most exposed.
Women Pay the Highest Price for U.S. ‘Wars of Liberation’
As an Iraqi, I’ve spent my life fleeing, surviving, and bearing witness to wars justified by lies. In Iran, we’re seeing yet another.