All Commentaries

Can Guantánamo Ever Be Shut Down?

As the “forever war” in Afghanistan draws to a close, a look at the prospects for shutting down the “forever prison” it helped fill.

With Zimbabwe’s workers fighting for justice, it’s time for a fundamental rethink of U.S. policy toward the country.

Outsourcing migration control to authoritarian regimes has proven costly, insidious, and common for Global North governments.

The Cold War has already turned hot — on the Internet.

Unforced errors have set back the Biden administration’s diplomacy with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and China.

Can Afghanistan’s mineral wealth finance a transition to a carbon-neutral future?

President Biden announced a removal of all U.S. troops by September 11, but he failed to include some important details.

From the pandemic to climate change to police violence, today’s crises require global collaboration on a scale never seen before.

Escalating U.S. interventions have led to more extremist violence on the continent, not less.

Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in?