Shinzo Abe’s on a road trip to define Japan’s new identity in an era of Trump and Duterte.
Will Japan Stand in Splendid Isolation?
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War & Peace
Once Again, Democrats Are Blowing It on Middle East Peace
In the first major foreign policy vote of the new Congress, most Democrats sided with Donald Trump — and against international law — on Israeli settlements.
The Russian Honeypot
Russia has had big plans for Donald Trump.
The U.S. Should Back Russia’s Syria Ceasefire
For all its shortcomings, Obama’s seemingly improvised Syria strategy has taken advantage of unexpected opportunities. This could be the latest.
Rodrigo Duterte: A Fascist Original
Instead of creeping repression, the new Philippine president began his reign with a blitzkrieg of extra-judicial killings, stupefying the country and blazing a new trail for fascism.
Trump’s Israel Ambassador Pick Should Set Off Alarm Bells
David Friedman’s approach to the issue of peace is clear enough: Whatever Israel’s right-wing government wants, the United States should give.
The Final Obama Doctrine? Racking Up the Body Count
Obama officials have repeatedly expressed a commitment to killing large numbers of ISIS fighters. Will Trump take it even further?
The Crusades Are Back, With a Vengeance
Trump’s “dream team” of generals highlights America’s striking twenty-first-century embrace of militarism — and drift away from democracy.
Conn Hallinan’s 2016 ‘Are You Serious?’ Awards
This year’s lowlights from world politics, the culture wars, and the military-industrial complex.
The Pentagon’s $125-Billion Cover-up
The brass asked for a report on eliminating waste. When investigators found some, the military buried it.