All Commentaries
Will Vietnam’s Diplomacy Influence Political Reforms at Home?
Change is coming to Vietnam, beginning at the institutional level.
The Coming of a Values-Free Foreign Policy
Donald Trump has ripped off the human rights veneer that once graced U.S. foreign policy.
Trump Dreams of Minerals: in Ukraine and Greenland
Trump wants to keep the US in, China out, and everyone else down.
Can Multilateralism Survive the Age of Nationalism?
The ocean holds the answer.
The Self-Liquidation of U.S Global Leadership
The world’s richest nation is killing the world’s poorest children.
Siege Politics: Netanyahu’s Crisis-Driven Grip on Power
Even mild criticism produces splenetic reactions from the Israeli leader.
The Conquest Never Ends
Then (the New World) and now (Israel).
Department of Government Chaos, Revenge, and Patronage
Trump is implementing an unprecedented program of national self-destruction.
The Country Trump Seems Dead Set on Imitating
The police state of my birth is a nightmare for workers and a paradise for the ultra-wealthy. Is it any wonder Trump’s been heaping praise on it?
Warfare: A Parable of the Crisis of Empire
Alex Garland’s new film is a parable about the overweening ambition and crushing failure of empire.