King looked beyond our borders — not only at injustice, but at how people worked together to end it. It’s an example we need today.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Internationalist
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War & Peace
Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal Requires Balancing it
Here’s how to ensure that a new agreement isn’t so easily cancelled.
Bin Laden and Trump: Two Bookends to America’s Imperial Decline
What we can learn from the 20 years between the 9/11 attacks and the January 6 coup attempt.
Does Japan Aspire to be a Superpower?
Despite its “peace constitution,” Japan has a growing military footprint.
America’s Underperforming Military
A yawning gap looms between the U.S. military’s reputation and its actual performance.
War with Russia?
Here’s what Washington, Moscow, and Kyiv can do to avoid the next world war.
U.S. Cold War with China: First Stop, Equatorial Guinea
Officials are hyping the threat of a potential Chinese naval base facing the Atlantic to get yet more funding for military operations.
Congress Is Still Throwing Good Money After Bad Foreign Policy
Congress is preparing to hand 65 percent of federal discretionary spending to the war machine, even as they wring their hands over a fraction of that for the Build Back Better Act.
Is There Rule of Law in Iraq?
Iraq relied on extra-governmental forces to fight ISIS. Now they’re targeting journalists, attacking protestors, and defying the elected government.
The Problem of Sanctions against North Korea
Economic sanctions have demonstrably failed to change North Korean behavior. So, when is the world going to try something new?