The lumbering aircraft carrier known as the United States should be executing a pivot that lives up to its name: a shift from the martial to the pacific.
The Asia-Pacific Pivot: More Smoke Than Firepower
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War & Peace
Empire’s Ally: What Happened to Canada?
Can international capital explain why Canada has become so subservient to the U.S. in Afghanistan and beyond?
SOTU: Obama Grades His Foreign Policy
Former law professor Barack Obama went into surprising depth on issues of war and peace during his fifth State of the Union address. Here’s how he should grade himself.
Demoralized “Missileers” Unwittingly Make Case for Disarmament
To some in the U.S. missile launch force, their command is the Air Force’s Siberia.
The Tiguentourine Natural Gas Facility Attack in Algeria One Year Later
Before restarting operations at Tiguentourine, Washington and London demanded a major restructuring of its security by Algeria.
History and the Right of Return in Israel-Palestine
In light of competing historical narratives and a fraught political environment, can negotiators find a middle ground on the right of return for Palestinian refugees?
Iraq: Revisiting the Pottery Barn Rule
In Iraq, the U.S. broke a nation of human beings, and it owes them an apology–and restitution.
Will Discovery of Torture Trove Weaken Syria’s Hand at Geneva II?
Syrian President Assad can’t be happy about the images and documents of systematic torture and killing smuggled out on the eve of peace talks.
Netanyahu vs. the Spooks
Right-wing Israeli politicians like to boast about their country’s famed intelligence service, but they’ve gotten good at ignoring it when it tells them things they don’t want to hear.
Typhoons and Tigers: Why Taiwan Has Outpaced the Philippines
If it weren’t for decades of Western-backed political and economic repression, the Philippines might have joined the Asian Tigers years ago.