It’s blustery nationalism plus the conventional pieties of the foreign policy establishment.
Trump’s New Foreign Policy Is the Worst of Both Worlds
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Asia & Pacific
What Does Kim Jong Un Want?
It’s not too late to make a deal with North Korea. Ultimately, it’s what Pyongyang wants too.
Why Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.
The president apparently wants to put the U.S. on a permanent war footing to sustain his unpopular presidency.
War Is Not An Option for Korea
Attacking North Korea now would undermine the very reason U.S. troops have been stationed on the peninsula for seven decades: to protect the South Korean people.
North Korea: The Cyberwar of All against All
They hack us. We hack them. It’s a recipe for catastrophe.
Undocumented Filipinos Are Living a Special Nightmare in Trump’s America
Under fire from Washington, rejected by Manila, and overlooked by many Americans, undocumented Filipinos are linking arms with others in the anti-Trump resistance.
Bush-Era Foreign Policy Delusions Are Alive and Well in 2017
Trump’s foreign policy advisers are plainly unhinged. But the old establishment isn’t much better.
Is Trump Moderating on Foreign Policy? Not in the Least.
Trump’s leading foreign policy advisers are obsessed with Iran and making dangerous moves from East Asia to the Middle East.
A Global Counter-Trump Movement Is Taking Shape
While the far right is on the march globally, there are signs progressives are stirring from their slumber.
Killer Presidents
From Duterte to Trump, a new crop of populist leaders are reviving a tried and true method of demonstrating leadership — killing people.