Lessons from 50 Years Covering Foreign Policy
September 22, 2021 | After half a century studying the issue, here's lesson number one: Wars are bad and empire is folly.
Articles by Conn Hallinan
Day of the Drone: We Need an International Convention on Drones
March 11, 2021 | Drones are neither as cheap, targeted, or bloodless as advertised. They’re ripe for international arms control.
Biden’s Top Foreign Policy Challenge: Avoiding a Cold War with China
February 3, 2021 | Taiwan and the South China Sea are the likeliest points of conflict -- but conflict is not an option.
The “Are You Serious?” Awards: Looking Back on 2020
January 13, 2021 | A short review of some of the lesser known absurdities of 2020.
The U.S. Needs COVID Relief and Renewable Energy, Not a Space Force
December 16, 2020 | Instead of wasting scarce funds on the Space Force, the Biden administration should deploy its diplomats to demilitarize space.
The Pandemic and Oil
September 10, 2020 | With oil prices down and wealthy countries bungling COVID-19, the pandemic has exposed the weaknesses that wealth papers over.
China and the United States: The 21st Century’s ‘Great Game’
August 19, 2020 | For China, the global war for influence is about trading partners. For the U.S., it could mean something more volatile.
India and China: Behind the Conflict
August 4, 2020 | The two most populous countries in the world are battling over a border, but it's really about energy and water.
Tipping The Nuclear Dominoes
June 17, 2020 | Why is Trump unraveling treaties on nuclear arms? It's not just greed -- some people want to use them.
In a Pandemic, Military Spending is an Extravagant Waste
May 13, 2020 | In the very near future, countries are going to have to choose whether they make guns or vaccines.