All Commentaries
Who Are the People?
In a society in upheaval, just who are “the People”?
The Afghan Drug War after 2014
If costly drug war strategies in Afghanistan have been unsuccessful even with a strong U.S. military presence, they won’t stand a chance after the U.S. withdraws.
Stalin’s Purge Binge
The more party members Stalin killed, the more he thought he had to kill.
Harkening Back to Dark Days in Haiti
The president of Haiti—a country with no external threats, a history of military repression, and an abundance of more pressing problems—is rebuilding the once-banished Haitian military.
Disaster Militarism: Rethinking U.S. Relief in the Asia-Pacific
Disaster relief has increasingly become part of the justification for increased U.S. troop deployments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Crimea: Just Who’s Encroaching on Whom?
Is Russia’s occupation of Crimea expansionism or a response to NATO squeezing its border?
The Long Road to Immigration Reform
Change won’t come to America’s broken immigration system from policymakers. It will come from organizers.
The Ukraine Crisis: Rebooting Russia?
The case of Sovietologists’ inability to foresee the end of the Soviet Union grows curiouser and curiouser.
Saving Our Blue Future
The human race and our planet need a new water ethic.
A New World Order?
Where exactly is power located on this planet of ours right now?