The Biden administration’s first year was a major course correction after Trump. But U.S. foreign policy needs transformation, not restoration.
Biden at One
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War & Peace
Gitmo’s Shameful Twentieth Anniversary
It is time for President Biden to turn the page once and for all on this sordid chapter in our nation’s history.
Seeking Justice for Syrians
Inside a chance prosecution in Germany that could be a first step toward justice after the country’s devastating civil war.
Hypocritical Scolding Won’t Stop a Russian War on Ukraine
Peace cannot be found if the U.S. relies on the self-righteous assertion of principles that our government refuses to apply to itself.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Internationalist
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.
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.