All Commentaries
The Taliban or a Failed State?
Helping to prevent the Afghan economy from collapsing is in the interest of Afghans, the region, and the United States as well.
Turning People into Corporations?!
The market is not the go-to solution to the major problems of our age.
The Impacts of RIMPAC on Okinawa and Japan
The latest military exercise exacerbates the patriarchal and racialized defense cooperation between Washington and Tokyo.
The Weaponization of Food
Russia and Ukraine have come to an agreement on food exports. Will the deal hold?
A Call to Cancel RIMPAC in Hawaiʻi
The movement to demilitarize and deoccupy Hawai‘i is guided by kapu aloha, a code of conduct grounded in non-violent resistance and Hawaiian values.
The Fateful Fist Bump
If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even more corrosive polarization of geopolitics.
Guam: The Sharpening of the Spear’s Tip
Washington puts the island of Guam, but not the people of Guam, at the center of its military strategy in the Pacific.
Ukraine and the Peace Movement
It is urgent to end the war in Ukraine. But to achieve this goal, “Russia Out Now” is a better slogan than “Diplomacy Now.”
A Tale of Two Constitutions in Chile and the United States
Constitutions are the product of political debate and struggle, something that Chileans understand but U.S. liberals so often ignore.
End the Korean War and Stop the US-China Arms Race
Rising tensions in East Asia between the United States and China make another catastrophic war just one incident or accident away.