A short review of some of the lesser known absurdities of 2020.
Issues / War & Peace
How to use international law to shape a new approach to China.
Little in Biden’s history or appointments suggests he’s inclined to end America’s permanent war posture. But empires are not sustained by inclination alone.
How about turning North Korea's nuclear weapons into solar panels?
Instead of wasting scarce funds on the Space Force, the Biden administration should deploy its diplomats to demilitarize space.
A little-known 1939 battle in the Mongolian grasslands helped determine World War II and shape the current geopolitics of Northeast Asia.
Before Obama took office, Israel viciously assaulted the Gaza Strip. As Trump gets the boot, could another gambit be in the works?
The foreign policy team Biden appoints matters less than the world they inherit, policies they pursue, and the pressure they get from progressives.
The only way to stop this crisis from spiraling out of control is for the world community — and Joe Biden — to condemn the act.
Biden can immediately reverse some of Trump's most disastrous decisions. And each one can set the stage for broader progressive foreign policy initiatives.