Nation-building in Afghanistan and Iraq was the resurrection of a doctrine that should have been buried after Vietnam.
September 11 and the Debacle of ‘Nation-Building’ in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Democracy & Governance
9/11 at 20: Two Decades of Missed Opportunities
For just a fraction of what we’ve spent on militarization these last 20 years, we could start to make life much better.
Death and Living in the Face of Empire
Julian Aguon’s ‘The Properties of Perpetual Light’ is a thoughtful meditation on how, to understand problems at the center of a colonial society, we have to look at the margins.
Trade Policy Won’t Work for Workers Till it Works for Women
The Biden administration needs to adopt a gender and social inclusion framework for future trade negotiations and agreements.
Saving Democracy by Destroying It
America desperately needs a dose of its own medicine of democracy promotion.
America’s Merchants of Death Then — and Now
More tragedies like Afghanistan will be inevitable until we squeeze the personal profit out of prepping for war.
It’s Time to Reassess Our Relationship With Israel
Biden can’t say he’s putting human rights first and then welcome a prime minister who boasts about war crimes to the White House.
The War in Afghanistan is Dead. Long Live the War on Terror?
In ending the war in Afghanistan, Biden left the door open for more “counterterrorism” — with serious implications for our foreign policy, politics, and legal system.
Philippine Senator Leila de Lima May Be the Only Hero of the Duterte Era
An interview with the imprisoned Duterte critic who’s running for reelection from behind bars.
The New Era of Extractivism — And How to Defeat It
El Salvador had to fight a multinational mining firm to protect its own water. It’s a sign of struggles to come — but also an inspiring example of how to win them.