Washington Invoked Iran’s Human Rights Abuses to Justify War
July 16, 2026 | Then the administration neglected to bring human rights to the negotiating table.
Articles by Max B. Sawicky
USAID’s Demise: Congress’s First Surrender in Year of Reckless Foreign Policy
July 8, 2026 | If Congress wants to reclaim its role, it must tighten rules around how presidents can withhold or redirect appropriated funds.
Can Bosnia Move Beyond Its Protectorate Era?
May 14, 2026 | It's time to treat Bosnia as a sovereign European state.
Gaza Needs Justice and Self-Determination, Not a Board of Peace
February 27, 2026 | Sustainable change requires credible Palestinian leadership.
The Donroe Doctrine and the Cost of Foreign Policy by Spectacle
January 20, 2026 | Trump’s desire to annex Greenland threatens to tear apart not only NATO but the entire rules-based order.
New U.S. National Security Strategy Flies in Face of Global Development Realities
December 9, 2025 | New U.S. strategy document bids farewell to democracy, human rights, and global economic development as organizing principles for foreign policy.
The Federal Budget Debate: Infernal Symbiosis
March 14, 2003 | The cacophony of the coming war threatens to drown out any reflective debate on President Bush's budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2004.