The U.S. Needs Mass Rallies in Defense of Democracy
February 13, 2025 | The example of Poland provides a model of how to defeat the far right.
Articles by William deB. Mills
Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and the Left
March 31, 2022 | In not recognizing multiple imperialisms, is the Left also guilty of Americocentrism?
The Right Normalizes Fascism. The Best Response: Normalize It Back
January 26, 2021 | Fascism is not just about violence. It's also about politics.
The Tragic Death of Japan’s Pacifist Brand
September 29, 2015 | With its pacifist constitution (literally) beaten down into irrelevance, Japan is in the throes of an identity crisis.
Branding Japan
November 15, 2013 | Shinzo Abe is back as prime minister, along with his special brand of Abenomics and a whole new politics of hype.
Managing the Iranian Challenge
April 8, 2009 | How skill at devising and executing foreign policy could lay the foundation for a mature and mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and Iran.
Gaza: Laboratory for the Power-Hungry
January 29, 2009 | The bloodshed in Gaza was a testing ground for dangerous hypotheses about far greater global political issues.
Response to Public Diplomacy Dialogue
December 13, 2006 | America's public diplomacy is handicapped by arrogance, impatience, and a reluctance to listen. In Anti-Americanism and the Rise of Civic Diplomacy, Nancy Snow investigates how Washington can change its image abroad. In their responses to Nancy Snow's provocative thesis, R.S. Zaharna and John Robert Kelley focus on America's credibility deficit and the limits of civic diplomacy. Finally, Nancy Snow offers some concluding remarks.
Anti-Americanism and the Rise of Civic Diplomacy
December 13, 2006 | Americas public diplomacy is handicapped by arrogance, impatience, and a reluctance to listen. In Anti-Americanism and the Rise of Civic Diplomacy, Nancy Snow asks whether Washington can change its image abroad.